intensive care unit
noun
the specialized center in a hospital where intensive care is provided. Abbreviation: ICU
Origin of intensive care unit
1First recorded in 1960–65
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How to use intensive care unit in a sentence
“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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