Intensivist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A practitioner of intensive care.

    "Adult criteria are inappropriate for infants, but it was found that Dutch doctors sometimes do actively end the life of a child with the specific consent of the parents; a recent survey revealed that as many as 45% of neotologists and intensivists had intentionally done so."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to intensive care. not-comparable

Example

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"Adult criteria are inappropriate for infants, but it was found that Dutch doctors sometimes do actively end the life of a child with the specific consent of the parents; a recent survey revealed that as many as 45% of neotologists and intensivists had intentionally done so."

Etymology

From intensive + -ist.

Related phrases

intensive care

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