intensive care unit

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of intensive care unit¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Another widely-circulated post was written by a person who said their mother was badly injured in the attack and was currently warded in a hospital's intensive care unit.

From BBC

“As time has gone on, we see more of an association with cannabis use in pregnancy and certain birth outcomes in particular, like admission to the neonatal care intensive care unit,” said Dr. Mishka Terplan, an OB-GYN and addiction medicine doctor at the Friends Research Institute.

From Salon

Despite the efforts of emergency teams at the hospital in Antalya she died in the intensive care unit on 6 August, 2023.

From BBC

However, medics in the intensive care unit were then unable to find a pulse, and Mrs Savage was pronounced dead in the early hours of the morning.

From BBC

Across the corridor of the intensive care unit, two-year-old Kayan Smeha has a fractured skull.

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