life-support equipment
nounUK /ˈlaɪf səˌpɔːt ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
US /ˈlaɪf səˌpɔːrt ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
Machines that help a very sick person stay alive.
The hospital uses life-support equipment to keep the patient breathing.
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2. Devices that keep a person alive when their body cannot do it alone.
Doctors connected him to life-support equipment after the accident.
3. Machines used to keep someone alive in an emergency or intensive care.
The ambulance carried life-support equipment for the injured climber.
4. Special gear that keeps astronauts or divers alive in dangerous places.
The spacesuit's life-support equipment provided air and warmth.