ICU
Americanabbreviation
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intensive care unit
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text messaging I see you
Example Sentences
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The ICU treatment may include intubation and oxygen therapy, fluid replacement and use of medications to lower blood pressure, according to the American Lung Assn.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
It wasn’t like the high school ex-boyfriend who died in a car crash, or the grandparent who went into an ICU and didn’t come out.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
"The ICU Worlds is broadcast on the Olympic channel, so it's basically kind of like the Olympics of cheerleading," she says.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
But NHS Sussex told the BBC the decision was made on safety grounds after her long stay in ICU, and denied that funding considerations played a part.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
They just moved me out of the recovery room into the trauma intensive-care unit, or ICU.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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