intensive care

noun

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

Origin of intensive care

First recorded in 1960–65

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Contemporary Examples of intensive care

Two intensive-care nurses were due to be on holiday and canceled it.
Sanjay Gupta, on the Ebola Front Lines
Tim Teeman
August 4, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for intensive care

intensive care

noun

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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intensive care in Medicine

intensive care

[ĭn-tĕn′sĭv]

Continuous and closely monitored health care that is provided to critically ill patients.