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The ocean is our planet's life support system, yet in my travels and at home, I've seen its degradation firsthand.
Greg MacGillivray

Meaning of "life support" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIFE SUPPORT

life support  [laɪf səˈpɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIFE SUPPORT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Life support is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIFE SUPPORT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

life support

Life support

Life support refers to the emergency treatments and techniques performed in an emergency situation in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders before emergency services arrive. In the case of cardiac injuries, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is initiated by bystanders or family members 25% of the time. Basic life support techniques such as performing CPR on a victim of cardiac arrest can double or even triple that patients chance of survival. Other types of basic life support include relief from choking, staunching of bleeding, first aid, and the use of an automated external defibrillator. The purpose of basic life support, abbreviated BLS, is to save lives in a variety of different situations that require immediate attention.

Definition of life support in the English dictionary

The definition of life support in the dictionary is maintaining a person's vital functions in severe illness or disability. Other definition of life support is an informal way of referring to a life-support machine or system.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIFE SUPPORT


airport
ˈɛəˌpɔːt
aport
əˈpɔːt
apport
əˈpɔːt
comport
kəmˈpɔːt
deport
dɪˈpɔːt
export
ˈɛkspɔːt
import
ɪmˈpɔːt
misreport
ˌmɪsrɪˈpɔːt
Newport
ˈnjuːˌpɔːt
nonsupport
ˈnɒnsəˈpɔːt
passport
ˈpɑːspɔːt
port
pɔːt
Porte
pɔːt
purport
pɜːˈpɔːt
reimport
ˌriːɪmˈpɔːt
report
rɪˈpɔːt
sport
spɔːt
support
səˈpɔːt
transport
trænsˈpɔːt
under-report
ˌʌndərɪˈpɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIFE SUPPORT

life jacket
life lesson
life mask
life member
life membership
life partner
life peer
life peerage
life preserver
life president
life raft
life science
life sciences
life sentence
life space
life span
life story
life table
life tenancy
life vest

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIFE SUPPORT

air support
annual report
athletic support
background report
Bridgeport
carport
en rapport
family support
import-export
income support
life-support
means of transport
moral support
price support
public transport
rapport
technical support
the support
USB port
victim support

Synonyms and antonyms of life support in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «life support» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIFE SUPPORT

Find out the translation of life support to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of life support from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «life support» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生命支持
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apoyo a la vida
570 millions of speakers

English

life support
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवन समर्थन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دعم الحياة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жизнеобеспечения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suporte de vida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবন রক্ষাকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soutien de la vie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sokongan hayat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lebenserhaltungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生命維持
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생활 지원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Support urip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hỗ trợ cuộc sống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாழ்க்கை ஆதரவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवन समर्थन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaşam desteği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

supporto vitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

resuscytacyjne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

життєзабезпечення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de susținere a vieții
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποστήριξης της ζωής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lewe ondersteuning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

livsuppehållande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

livredning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of life support

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFE SUPPORT»

The term «life support» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.692 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFE SUPPORT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about life support

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5 QUOTES WITH «LIFE SUPPORT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word life support.
1
Sylvia Earle
If you think the ocean isn't important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.
2
John Hockenberry
I think everybody in news understands that the audience that watches for more than an hour is not your target audience - because those people are on life support.
3
Greg MacGillivray
The ocean is our planet's life support system, yet in my travels and at home, I've seen its degradation firsthand.
4
Rusty Schweickart
Asteroids are deep-space bodies orbiting the Sun, not the Earth, and traveling to one would mean sending humans into solar orbit for the very first time. Facing those challenges of radiation, navigation and life support on a months-long trip millions of miles from home would be a perfect learning journey before a Mars trip.
5
Jane Siberry
I'm just opening the doors. And a lot of this is new to me - thinking about it, and letting go again and again and again, trusting that if I'm meant to continue working as a musician, it'll happen. If I'm not, then pull out the life support.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIFE SUPPORT»

Discover the use of life support in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to life support and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life Support
DON'T COUNT ON SEEING TOMORROW Dr Toby Harper's quiet night is disrupted when a severely ill man stumbles into ER. She suspects a viral brain infection.
Tess Gerritsen, 2012
2
Life Support
She doesn't have a clue what it will do to her heart...and soul. From the Christy-award-winning author of The List, The Trial, and The Sacrifice comes this twisting tale of tough decisions, mixed motives, and mysterious, healing grace.
Robert Whitlow, 2011
3
Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australia and New Zealand: ...
This international bestselling book on acute paediatric care is the coursebook for the Advanced Life Support Group’s Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS).
ALSG, 2012
4
Life Support: The Environment and Human Health
A solutions-oriented examination of the connections between environmental degradation and human health.
Michael McCally, 2002
5
Community: Taking Your Small Group Off Life Support
This guide for churches brings wisdom and practical insight into growing a gospel-centered, small-group ministry. With wisdom and candor, House helps churches think carefully about the state of their own small groups.
Brad House, 2011
6
Advanced Paediatric Life Support: The Practical Approach
This international bestselling book on acute paediatric care is the coursebook for the Advanced Life Support Group’s Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS).
Advanced Life Support Group, 2011
7
Advanced Medical Life Support: An Assessment-Based Approach
AMLS Advanced Medical Life Support is the only textbook approved for use by NAEMT's Advanced Medical Life Support course.
NAEMT, 2011
8
Advanced Cardiac Life Support: A Guide for Nurses
Advanced Cardiac Life Support also discussed ethical and legal issues, record keeping, dealing with bereavement, audit, equipment and training- providing an essential quick reference tool for nurses and health care professionals.
Philip Jevon, 2013
9
Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines
In this book, Suzanne Gordon describes the everyday work of three RNs in Boston-a nurse practitioner, an oncology nurse, and a clinical nurse specialist on a medical unit.
Suzanne Gordon, 2012
10
Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics
The structure of this book is such that it gives step-by-step answers to the basic questions concerning life support systems on any scale - from small microbial systems to the Earth's biosphere: Why life support system development and ...
P. Eckart, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIFE SUPPORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term life support is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Venom put Tigers on life support in TOJLL final - Kamloops This Week
The Kamloops Venom are one win away from claiming the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League title. Kamloops downed the Vernon ... «Kamloops This Week, Jul 15»
2
Zulekha Hospital Sharjah accredited as life support training center
Eight high quality CPR and ECC courses are now available at the hospital, including Basic Life Support, Paediatric Advanced Life Support and ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
3
Arya's condition worsens, life support to continue
Thrissur: The condition of Arya K. Suresh, who is undergoing treatment at Thrissur medical College, continues to be critical as her body is not ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
4
Child placed on life support, father arrested - Orange County Register
He is on life support at Children's Hospital of Orange County, where doctors said they observed signs the boy had suffered physical trauma, ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
5
On life support | Comment | ekathimerini.com
Back in late 2013, the coalition government made up of the New Democracy and PASOK parties told the people that Greece was on the way ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
6
Windows RT on life support: Microsoft vows it won't pull the plug
Fear not, you unlucky owners of Windows RT tablets: Microsoft hasn't abandoned you yet. Not entirely, anyway. According to Microsoft ... «The Register, Jul 15»
7
On life support, and yet unable to die - The Nation
And if Greece is a man on life support, with major international political stakes in play, who will decide whether the plug should be pulled? «The Nation, Jul 15»
8
On life support, and yet unable to die
And if Greece is a man on life support, with major international political stakes in play, who will decide whether the plug should be pulled? «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
9
SOS International to Provide Army Base Life Support in Iraq for $125M
SOSI SOS International SOS International will provide base life support at U.S. Army bases in Taji and Besmaya in Iraq through mid-2018 ... «GovConWire, Jul 15»
10
Swim coach on life support after bike accident
Swim coach on life support after bike accident. A popular coach at a children's swim school remained in critical condition after being hit by a car ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Life support [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/life-support>. May 2024 ».
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