life-support system

Noun life-support system has 2 senses

• life-support system(n = noun.artifact) life support - equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"
is a kind of equipment

• life-support system(n = noun.artifact) life support - medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive; "the patient is on life support"
is a kind of equipment