intensive care

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === intensive care (uncountable) (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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === intensive care on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “intensive care”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English intensive care. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˌtɛn.zɪf ˈkɛːr/ Hyphenation: in‧ten‧sive care === Noun === intensive care m (plural intensive cares, no diminutive) (medicine, uncountable) intensive care (medicine, countable) intensive care unit, ICU === See also === intensivist