life sustaining procedureglossary / LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURE life-sustaining procedure. A medical procedure that uses mechanical or artificial means to sustain, restore, or substitute for a vital function and that serves only or mainly to postpone death. [Cases: Health 913.] 词条贡献者 资深译员Walker,毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与尽职调查相关的法律文件。