B2🏥 Medical
Italian word
terapia intensiva
intensive care (ICU)
Looks like
intensive therapy
intensive care (ICU) — same concept, different phrasing
⚠️ The trap
Italian says 'terapia intensiva' where English says 'intensive care'. 'Therapy' in English doesn't usually combine with 'intensive' to mean ICU. This is a structural false friend — same concept, different word choice.
To say "intensive care (ICU) — same concept, different phrasing" in Italian:
terapia intensiva (correct)
"terapia intensiva" in English means:
intensive care (ICU)
Example
"Il paziente è ricoverato in terapia intensiva."
"The patient is admitted to the intensive care unit."
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