intensive care

noun

1. the use of specialized equipment and personnel for continuous monitoring and care of the critically ill.

intensive care

noun

1. extensive and continuous care and treatment provided for an acutely ill patient, usually in a specially designated section ( intensive care unit ) of a hospital

Word History and Origins

Origin of intensive care¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Another widely-circulated post was written by a person who said their mother was badly injured in the attack and was currently warded in a hospital's intensive care unit.

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Despite the efforts of emergency teams at the hospital in Antalya she died in the intensive care unit on 6 August, 2023.

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Locals believe the girls’ father, a policeman, who remains in intensive care, may have been targeted.

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Sir Stephen said work on the guidance document had started early in the pandemic, at a time when the number of patients in intensive care in England was doubling every 5-7 days.

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He was taken to intensive care and immediately intubated.

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