intensive care
intensive care noun: the support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment. Also the ellipsis of intensive care unit.
Noun
intensive care (uncountable)
- 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
Also used as
intensive care is also the ellipsis of intensive care unit.
intensive care meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
intensive care in Arabic
- support and monitoring of critically ill patients
- عِنَايَة مُرَكَّزَة
intensive care in Malay
- support and monitoring of critically ill patients
- rawatan rapi
intensive care in Indonesian
- support and monitoring of critically ill patients
- terapi intensif
intensive care in Vietnamese
- support and monitoring of critically ill patients
- chăm sóc đặc biệt
Synonyms of intensive care
Words formed from intensive care
Questions about intensive care
- What does intensive care mean?
- Intensive care means the support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment.
- What is intensive care in Arabic?
- Intensive care in Arabic is عِنَايَة مُرَكَّزَة. See Intensive care meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is intensive care?
- Intensive care is a noun.
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