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coronary-care unit

American  
[kawr-uh-ner-ee kair, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌnɛr i ˈkɛər, ˈkɒr- /

noun

  1. a specialized hospital unit for the early care and treatment of heart-attack patients. CCU


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Alert and exuberant, Schroeder spent some of his time last week reading newspapers, listening to tapes of Country Singer Ricky Skaggs and joshing with family, friends and visitors he had called in from the halls of the coronary-care unit.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Here I have my opportunities," says Charuzi, now head of the coronary-care unit at Los Angeles' Mount Sinai Hospital.

From Time Magazine Archive