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English
Etymology
From intensive + -ist.
Adjective
intensivist (not comparable)
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to intensive care
Noun
intensivist (plural intensivists)
- (medicine) A practitioner of intensive care
2013, Peter De Cruz, Comparative Healthcare Law, page 400: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.
Dutch
Etymology
From intensief + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɛn.ziˈvɪst/
- Hyphenation: in‧ten‧si‧vist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
intensivist m (plural intensivisten)
- (medicine) an intensivist, an intensive-care doctor