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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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intensive care1

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example Sentences

His son, Lennon James Picco—Chris is a massive Beatles fan—was put in intensive care but was never likely to survive.

She was even moved from intensive care to her own private room.

Two intensive-care nurses were due to be on holiday and canceled it.

“This morning we have had seven power cuts,” said Dr. Ahma al Moudi in the neonatal intensive care unit.

She was saved with chest compressions and weeks of intensive care.

It would seem that two years of intensive care should not be too burdensome a stint for a reward which lasts a lifetime.

These qualities make Howell a most estimable variety for the home orchard where intensive care cannot be given.

He rushed her to the hospital, where she stayed in intensive care for 21 days.

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