intensive care
English
Noun
- (medicine) The support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment.
- Synonyms: critical care, intensive therapy, intensive treatment
- (medicine, colloquial) Ellipsis of intensive care unit.
Derived terms
Descendants
Descendants
- → Turkish: yoğun bakım (calque)
Translations
support and monitoring of critically ill patients
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Further reading
- intensive care on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “intensive care”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English intensive care.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˌtɛn.zɪf ˈkɛːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: in‧ten‧sive care
Noun
intensive care m (plural intensive cares)
- (medicine, uncountable) intensive care
- (medicine, countable) intensive-care unit, ICU
See also
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