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Meaning of ICU

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
 
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 Synonyms: intensive care unit
 
 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.
 

 

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