life-support system
noun[C]
uk/ˈlaɪf.səˌpɔːt ˌsɪs.təm/us/ˈlaɪf.səˌpɔːrt ˌsɪs.təm/(alsolife support[U])
theequipmentused tokeepapersonalivewhen they are veryill, orinjured:
生命维持系统（或设备）He's beenona life-supportsystemsince thecrash.自从发生车祸后，他就一直依赖生命维持系统。
thenaturalstructuresandsystemsthat arenecessaryforlivingthings,especiallyhumans, to beabletolive:
（尤指人类的）生命维持体系，生态环境Thelackofrainisthreateningall the region's life-supportsystems(= theearth,treesandrivers).降雨稀少正威胁着该地区的整个生态环境。
Medical & surgical equipment
- bioprinting
- bougie
- cannula
- catheterization
- catheterize
- defibrillator
- ECG
- electrocardiogram
- endoscope
- incubator
- iron lung
- kidney machine
- lancet
- nebulizer
- needle exchange
- puffer
- radiograph
- retinaculum
- sterilizer
- thermometer
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