intensive care unit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of intensive care unit
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Garfield, a pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, said his experiences with families in the neonatal intensive care unit helped motivate the research.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Her son Tommy was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit where he was monitored after the traumatic birth, but got home healthy two days later.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The door to the neonatal intensive care unit was locked, according to Jaweria, a woman who said she lost her infant in the blaze.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
At the hospital Addy was given a dose of antivenom then transferred to another medical facility that had a pediatric intensive care unit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
She has worked high-stress assignments in telemetry— monitoring cardiac patients—and in the intensive care unit.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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