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intensive care unit

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intensive care unit1

First recorded in 1960–65

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Example Sentences

Dre, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, is reportedly in stable condition after he was taken to the intensive care unit on Monday, according to TMZ, the first to report the news.

On Tuesday, the state hit a new single-day record for hospitalizations, with 22,405 covid-19 patients, more than 4,700 of whom were in intensive care units.

In recent weeks, the intensive care unit at UC San Diego Medical Center reached 109 percent capacity.

By morning, he was transferred to the intensive care unit for shortness of breath.

In the near term, sustained patient loads threaten to accelerate deaths, as access to critical care declines in intensive care units.

From Fortune

“This morning we have had seven power cuts,” said Dr. Ahma al Moudi in the neonatal intensive care unit.

I asked over the phone, the day after she left the hospital intensive-care unit, where she had reportedly swallowed razor blades.

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