life support
noun/ˌlaɪf səˈpɔːt/
/ˈlaɪf səpɔːrt/
[uncountable]- the fact of somebody being on a life support machine
- Families want the right to refuse life support.
- on life support She's critically ill, on life support.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLife support is used before these nouns:- machine
- system
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