Sustaining life

Synonyms for "sustaining life" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Verb(3 words)
biological maintenanceessentiallife maintenance

Strong matches (4)

Verb(4 words)
life processeslife supportlife-preservingmaintain

Related words (7)

Verb(7 words)
nourishpreservation of lifepreservesanctity of lifesupportupholdvital

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
biological processdescriptive adjectiveethicsmedical caremoral philosophyqualifying termsupport

More specific

17 entries
artificial ventilationbioethics principlecardiopulmonary resuscitationdo no harmduty to preserve lifefeedfostergrowthhomeostasisintravenous nutritionlife supportlife-preservinglife-supportingmetabolismnourishnurture

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Collocations

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artificial ventilationcardiopulmonary resuscitationhydration therapyintravenous nutritionlife supportlife sustaining measureslife-sustaining equipmentlife-sustaining measureslife-sustaining nutritionlife-sustaining therapylife-sustaining treatmentsustain growthsustain healthsustain lifesustain momentumsustain resources

Inflections

5 entries
more life-sustainingmost life-sustainingsustainedsustainingsustains

Derivations

7 entries