intensive care unit
US /ɪnˌtensɪv ˈker juːnɪt/
UK /ɪnˌtensɪv ˈker juːnɪt/
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intensive care unit, intensive care
a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine
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The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery.
De patiënt werd na de operatie overgebracht naar de intensive care unit.
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The hospital is expanding its intensive care unit to accommodate more critical patients.
Het ziekenhuis breidt zijn intensive care unit uit om meer kritieke patiënten op te vangen.