The life support
Example: Life support maintains vital functions in critically ill patients
Definition
"The life support" refers to medical equipment and techniques used to maintain essential bodily functions, such as breathing and circulation, in critically ill or injured patients who are unable to sustain these functions independently.
Etymology
The term "the life support" combines 'life,' from Old English 'līf,' meaning existence or vital force, and 'support,' from Old French 'suport,' meaning to hold up or sustain. The phrase emerged in modern medicine to describe devices and methods that help sustain life in critical conditions.
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"The life support" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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