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intensive-care unit

intensive-care unit is the alternative form of intensive care unit.

Meaning of intensive care unit

Noun

intensive care unit (plural intensive care units)

  1. A part of a hospital into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored.
    Synonyms:
    critical ward, ICU, CCU, ITU

Forms of intensive-care unit

pluralintensive-care units

Questions about intensive-care unit

What is intensive-care unit the alternative form of?
Intensive-care unit is the alternative form of intensive care unit.

Words near intensive-care unit in the dictionary

  1. intensive pronouns
  2. intensive properties
  3. intensive property
  4. intensive therapy
  5. intensive treatment
  6. intensive-care unit
  7. intensive-care units
  8. intensively
  9. intensiveness
  10. intensivenesses
  11. intensives

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