intensive care unit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of intensive care unit
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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Emergency responders took the baby to Woodland Memorial Hospital, then to a Sacramento County neonatal intensive care unit, the Sheriff’s Office said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
When he finally woke up, in an intensive care unit in Oklahoma City, about 90 miles northeast of Comanche, he learned that surgeons had removed 13 inches of his small intestine during emergency surgery.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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
While in the elevator, on our way to the sixth floor of the intensive care unit, I thought about how my dad would look.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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