intensive care unit
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intensive care unit
noun intensive care units · intensive-care unit
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A part of a hospital into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored.
Similar: critical ward, ICU, CCU, ITU
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noun hospital ward for critically ill patients
| Español | unidad de cuidados intensivos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중환자실 junghwanjasil, 집중 치료실 jipjung chiryosil |
| 日本語 | 集中治療室 shūchūchiryōshitsu |
| 中文 | 監護病房 /监护病房 jiānhù bìngfáng, 重症監護室 /重症监护室 zhòngzhèng jiānhùshì, 重病監護室 /重病监护室 zhòngbìng jiānhùshì, 加護病房 /加护病房 jiāhù bìngfáng |
| Português | unidade de terapia intensiva, unidade de cuidados intensivos |
| Français | unité de soins intensifs, unité de traitement intensif, soins intensifs |
| Deutsch | Intensivstation |
| Italiano | unità di terapia intensiva |
| Română | unitate de terapie intensivă |
| Русский | отделе́ние реанима́ции и интенси́вной терапи́и otdelénije reanimácii i intɛnsívnoj terapíi |
| Tiếng Việt | phòng chăm sóc tích cực, phòng săn sóc tích cực, phòng hồi sức tích cực |
| العربية | وَحَدة العِنَايَة المُرَكَّزة waḥadat al-ʕināyat al-murakkaza |
| עברית | יחידה לטיפול נמרץ |
Talk about this word "intensive care unit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intensive%20care%20unit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intensive care unit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intensive%20care%20unit "intensive care unit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intensive%20care%20unit.Cite this
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title = {intensive care unit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intensive%20care%20unit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
