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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A life-support system.
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- noun An
artificial system designed to provideoxygen in an environment that lacks oxygen. - noun A
machine that keeps the body of an ill or injured person alive.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
- noun equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
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