intensive care unit

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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
	Synonyms:		ICU
	See Also:		coronary care unit, hospital, neonatal intensive care unit, NICU, social unit, unit
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		An intensive care unit is a hospital ward specially equipped with trained personnel and facility to care for patients who have unstable vital signs, arrythmias, fluid and electrolyte inbalance, and respiratory failure.
	Synonyms:		ICU