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life-support

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life-sup·port (lfs-pôrt, -prt)
adj.
Of or relating to the methods, equipment, or conditions needed to sustain life.
life-support
adj
of or providing the equipment required to sustain human life in an unnatural environment, such as in space, or in severe illness or disability
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Adj.1.life-support - of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life
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life-support [ˈlaɪfsəˌpɔːt] ADJ life-support system → sistema m de respiración artificial(pulmón artificial etc)
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A South Korean hospital has removed a life-support system from a comatose patient, officials have said, upholding a court ruling which approved a euthanasia request for the first time in the country.
S.Korean hospital enforces 'right to die' ruling by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
A South Korean hospital has removed a life-support system from a comatose patient, officials have said, upholding a court ruling which approved a euthanasia request for the first time in the country.
S.Korean hospital enforces 'right to die' ruling by AFP / AFP Global Edition
A South Korean hospital on Tuesday removed the life-support device from a 77-year-old patient, who had earlier been ruled with a right to "die with dignity.
S Korean coma patient removed from life support by International Business Times - US ed.
 
 
 
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