intensive care unit

American  

noun

1. the specialized center in a hospital where intensive care is provided. ICU

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Etymology

Origin of intensive care unit

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Years ago, they had been driving home from the neonatal intensive care unit with their son, listening to BBC Radio 1, when they played a live version of Stargazing from Big Weekend in Luton.

From BBC

After James was born, he spent four days in the neonatal intensive care unit, where he had to be tube-fed, and was put on a machine to help his breathing.

From BBC

There are no beds in the paediatric intensive care unit, but the team get on the road anyway.

From BBC

The woman was 7 months pregnant with the family’s third child, a girl, who died in a neonatal intensive care unit.

From Los Angeles Times

In hospital settings, it could be used to protect vulnerable patients in intensive care units who are at high risk from drug resistant bacteria.

From Science Daily