life support

• Termo médico que designa o equipamento e os procedimentos usados para manter as funções vitais de um paciente quando ele não consegue fazê-lo naturalmente, como a respiração ou os batimentos cardíacos.

A medical term referring to the equipment and procedures used to maintain a patient's vital bodily functions when they are unable to do so naturally, such as breathing or heart function.

1. B2formal

   Medical equipment or techniques used to keep a person alive when their vital organs are failing.

   Suporte de vida

   • The patient was placed on life support after the accident.
   • Doctors decided to turn off the life support machine.
   • Life support systems can sustain breathing and heart function.

2. Essential supportB2informal

   Something that is absolutely necessary for survival or continued existence.

   Suporte vital

   • For many small businesses, government grants are their life support.
   • The charity provides life support for homeless families.
   • Water and food are the basic life support for any living being.