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NICU
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn
Synonyms:
neonatal intensive care unit; NICU
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("NICU" is a kind of...):
ICU; intensive care unit (a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care)