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 法律翻译Akira,毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校,专注翻译各类与能源行业争议有关的法律文件。