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Meaning of "life-support machine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE

life-support machine  [laɪf səˈpɔːt məˈʃiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Life-Support machine 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 MACHINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of life-support machine in the English dictionary

The definition of life-support machine in the dictionary is the equipment and apparatus required to keep astronauts alive in space, or divers underwater. Other definition of life-support machine is the equipment required to maintain a person's vital functions in severe illness or disabilityto be on a life-support machine.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE


arshin
ɑːˈʃiːn
Balanchine
ˈbælənˌtʃiːn
been
biːn
between
bɪˈtwiːn
clean
kliːn
cuisine
kwɪˈziːn
dean
diːn
eine
iːn
green
ɡriːn
Halloween
ˌhæləʊˈiːn
jean
dʒiːn
machine
məˈʃiːn
magazine
ˌmæɡəˈziːn
marine
məˈriːn
mean
miːn
nicotine
ˈnɪkəˌtiːn
queen
kwiːn
scene
siːn
sheen
ʃiːn
Sheene
ʃiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE

life-affirming
life-and-death
life-enhancing
life-giving
life-or-death
life-saver
life-saving
life-size
life-sized
life-support
life-support system
life-threatening
life´s work
lifeblood
lifeboat
lifeboatman
lifeboatmen
lifebuoy
lifecare
lifeful

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE

answering machine
automated teller machine
cash machine
chine
coffee machine
drum machine
fax machine
flying machine
milling machine
poker machine
propaganda machine
sewing machine
shine
simple machine
slot machine
tape machine
ticket machine
time machine
vending machine
voting machine
washing machine

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «life-support machine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE

Find out the translation of life-support machine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of life-support machine 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 machine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

生命支持机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

máquina de soporte vital
570 millions of speakers

English

life-support machine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवन रक्षक मशीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلة دعم الحياة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жизнеобеспечения машина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

máquina de suporte de vida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবন সমর্থন মেশিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

machine de soutien de la vie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesin sokongan hayat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lebenserhaltungsmaschine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

生命維持装置
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생명 유지 시스템
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesin dukung urip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy hỗ trợ sự sống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாழ்க்கை ஆதரவு இயந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवन समर्थन मशीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaşam destek makinesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macchina di supporto vitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Urządzenie podtrzymujące życie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

життєзабезпечення машина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Masina de menținere a vieții
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηχάνημα υποστήριξης της ζωής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lewe ondersteuning masjien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

livsuppehållande maskin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

life- support maskin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of life-support machine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE»

The term «life-support machine» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.875 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 MACHINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «life-support machine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «life-support machine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE»

Discover the use of life-support machine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to life-support machine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Exploring Life Science: Bats - cave life
The real world of bionics is very different from the science fiction world of the movie Terminator 2. successful types of life support machine. It is used by many thousands of people across the world. Surgeons implant the battery-powered device ...
‎2000
2
What Is Hinduism?
A much discussed issue is whether turning off a life support machine is “killing” the patient or “letting him die.” The issue is further complicated by rapidly advancing technology whereby ever more seriously ill or injured patients can be kept ...
From the Editors of Hinduism Today
3
Religion and Life with Christianity and Islam
A seriously ill cancer patient may not be revived if they collapse from a heart attack or a severely deformed baby is not put on a life-support machine. In some situations a patient may be given strong drugs to control their pain, and these may ...
Ina Taylor, 2005
4
Unbelievable Magic and Miracle of My Life
Because Mr. Henderson is already dead and the only thing that keeping him breathing is his Life Support machine, and then I ask those doctors this, so what you all are telling us is his Life Support machine is really breathing for my brother  ...
Addie M. Henderson, 2013
5
Unbelievable Magic & Miracle of the Henderson's Family Life
But I don't care what Dr. Elias say about your father being Brain dead, just don't let Dr. Elias talk you into taking your father off of his Life Support machine. “Ok Aunt Baby-Sister, we want let dad doctor talk us into taking our father off of his Life ...
A. Henderson, 2012
6
Moral Issues in Six Religions
A person who is unconscious could be put on a life-support machine for years. Should this be permitted? For most people in India, including Sikhs, these are not problems. People do live to a good old age but life-support machines are only ...
William Owen Cole, 1991
7
A2 Law for AQA
L---J Legal case: R v Malcherek (1981) In R v Malcherek (1981) a husband stabbed his wife repeatedly and she was put on a life-support machine. The medical team switched off the life-support machine when it was decided that recovery of ...
Jimmy O'Riordan, 2003
8
The Amish and the State
On one occasion, when it became apparent that doctors in a New Jersey hospital would not permit a life-support machine to be turned off, the family arranged to have their daughter moved to a hospital that would respect their wishes.10 An ...
Donald B. Kraybill, 2003
9
Criminal Law
The Quinlans went to court and obtained an order allowing removal of the life- support machine. According to the New Jersey Supreme Court, the right of privacy was “broad enough to encompass [Karen Quinlan's] decision to decline medical ...
John Scheb, John Scheb, II, 2008
10
Sourcebook Criminal Law
I also agree that the doctor's conduct is to be differentiated from that of, for example, an interloper who maliciously switches off a life support machine because, although the interloper may perform exactly the same act as the doctor who ...
Hungerford Welch Staff, 2001

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIFE-SUPPORT MACHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term life-support machine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Midwife accused of failures in care after woman and unborn child …
Mrs Ali died five days later after being put on a life-support machine. Midwife Ms Machakata will now face five charges at a five-day hearing ... «Ilford Recorder 24, Jul 15»
2
Jules Bianchi Health Condition News and Updates: Jules Had a …
Since his accident Jules was in a life-support machine and a drug-induced coma, he was recently removed from the life-support machines and ... «Crossmap, Jul 15»
3
The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink review – uplifting memoir
... don't want to upset – talk about the biggest and saddest decision they will ever have to make: whether to turn off Matty's life-support machine. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Mother asks judge to choose whether her baby son should live or die
... had a “deep-seated" religious faith, had been “in turmoil” over choosing whether or not her son's life-support machine should be turned off. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Mother woke up after hearing plan to turn off life-support machine
A mother has said she could hear her husband and doctors discussing whether or not to turn her life support machine off. Jenny Bone, 40 ... «Metro, Mar 15»
6
Bobbi Kristina's life-support machine reportedly turned off after 21 …
It was reported that the life-support machine keeping the late Whitney Houston's 21-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown alive has been ... «Metro, Feb 15»

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