intensive care unit

/ɪnˌtɛnsɪv kɛər ˌjunət/
/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv kɛə ˈjunɪt/
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Other forms: intensive care units

Definitions of intensive care unit
  1. noun
    a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
    synonyms: ICU
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    types:
    coronary care unit
    a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems
    NICU, neonatal intensive care unit
    an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn
    type of:
    social unit, unit
    an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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