Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intensive care

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
in-ten-sive -care
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment.

Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of intensive care unit.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Usage

Derived Forms

ICU

Phrases

intensive care unit

Synonyms

critical care intensive therapy intensive treatment

Questions

What does intensive care mean?
The support and monitoring of critically ill patients, especially by the use of instrumentation and specialized staff and equipment.

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