Icu (Noun)
Meaning
A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The patient was rushed to the ICU after suffering a severe head injury in the accident.
- She spent several days in the ICU recovering from the surgery with the help of a team of skilled nurses.
- The doctor explained that the patient's condition was too severe to be treated in a regular hospital room, so they were being transferred to the ICU.
- Visiting hours in the ICU were limited due to the highly infectious nature of the patients' conditions.
- The hospital's ICU was equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, including ventilators and heart monitors.