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Intensive-care unit — ICU room An intensive care unit (ICU), critical care unit (CCU), intensive therapy unit/intensive treatment unit (ITU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU) is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive care medicine. Many hospitals… … Wikipedia
Intensive care unit — An intensive care unit (ICU), critical care unit (CCU), intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) is a specialized department used in many countries hospitals that provides intensive care medicine. Many hospitals also have… … Wikipedia
intensive care unit — the specialized center in a hospital where intensive care is provided. Abbr.: ICU [1960 65] * * * or critical care unit Hospital facility for care of critically ill patients at a more intensive level than is needed by other patients. Staffed by… … Universalium
intensive care unit — noun a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care • Syn: ↑ICU • Hypernyms: ↑unit, ↑social unit • Hyponyms: ↑coronary care unit, ↑neonatal intensive care unit, ↑NICU … Useful english dictionary
intensive care unit — intensive therapy unit … The new mediacal dictionary
Intensive care unit psychosis — A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may experience anxiety, become paranoid, hear voices, see things that are not there, become severely disoriented in time and place, become very agitated,… … Medical dictionary
intensive care unit — noun that section of a hospital in which intensive care is given. Abbrev.: ICU …
intensive care unit — hospital unit where very attentive care is given to patients right after surgery … English contemporary dictionary
intensive care unit — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ICU, hospital room, emergency unit, critical room; see hospital … English dictionary for students
Neonatal intensive care unit — A newborn infant sleeping in an incubator A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU) is an intensive care unit… … Wikipedia
