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intensive care
This term refers to a specific level of medical intervention characterized by a high ratio of staff to patients and the use of advanced life-support technology. It is almost exclusively used in clinical or hospital settings to describe a critical state of patient management.
In common usage, the term is frequently used as a modifier for the unit where this care is provided, such as in "intensive care unit" (ICU). Because it describes a specialized system of treatment rather than a discrete object, it is treated as an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form.
Meanings
Examples
He is currently in intensive care after the accident.
The patient needs intensive care to survive this infection.
I cannot visit him right now because he is in intensive care.
The hospital expanded its intensive care unit to handle more patients.
She spent three days in intensive care before being moved to a regular ward.
The doctors decided that intensive care was the only option left.
Working in intensive care requires a high level of emotional resilience.