intensive care unit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of intensive care unit
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Here is the actual reality of our grown-up life: When our youngest daughter was 2 months old, she was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for a lung infection.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
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
About a week and a half into her care, she was moved out of the intensive care unit, offering a glimmer of hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The nurses in the intensive care unit couldn’t believe their eyes.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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