De intensive care
Example: De patiënt werd direct naar de intensive care gebracht na het ongeluk.
Definition
"De intensive care" refers to a specialized hospital unit designed for the intensive treatment and monitoring of patients with severe or life-threatening illnesses or injuries. It provides continuous care from a team of healthcare professionals using advanced medical equipment.
Etymology
The term "de intensive care" comes from English, combining 'intensive' meaning concentrated or thorough, and 'care' referring to medical attention. It was adopted into Dutch medical language to describe units offering high-level patient monitoring and treatment.
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"De intensive care" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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the intensive care unit