intensive care
nounDefinition of intensive care
1
: continuous monitoring and treatment of seriously ill patients using special medical equipment and services
2
: a unit in a hospital providing intensive care
heart patients in intensive care
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Examples of intensive care in a Sentence
Her condition will require intensive care.
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Sullivan is partial to the struggle that Toby and Kate (Chrissy Metz) endured during their premature son’s stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, "This Is Us stars choose their favorite scenes from season 3," 20 Aug. 2019 Within hours, the baby was in an ambulance on his way to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. David's Medical Center 8 miles away. — Dallas News, "Texas legislature's fix to surprise health care bills still leaves millions vulnerable," 19 Aug. 2019 As LeGrath noted, there was no neonatal intensive care unit in the late 19th century. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "Forgotten no longer: Scout builds memorial to children in unmarked Catonsville graves," 19 Aug. 2019 Eventually the traveler’s condition stabilized enough to be brought home, to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Maryland. — Maryn Mckenna, WIRED, "The Desperate Race to Neutralize a Lethal Superbug Yeast," 13 Aug. 2019 But this is not an option for up to 40% of preemies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) around the world whose mothers can’t breastfeed for health reasons. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz Africa, "Kenya hopes its first human milk bank will save infants’ lives," 13 Aug. 2019 Gabriella was whisked to the neonatal intensive care unit and put on a lung machine. — oregonlive.com, "Wine honoring a girl’s life and a grandfather’s legacy," 11 Aug. 2019 Espinoz died en route to a local hospital while Vidal succumbed to his injuries later in the intensive care unit, Metro UK reported. — Fox News, "Couple suffers fatal fall while kissing on bridge in Peru," 9 Aug. 2019 Ashley works in the local hospital’s intensive care unit. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Couple Shares Before and After Photos From Meth Addiction: 'It Is Possible to Recover'," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intensive care.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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