Phrase guide

intensive care unit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A part of a hospital into which critically ill patients, in danger of dying, are admitted and closely monitored.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: critical ward, ICU, CCU, ITU

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ICU

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unit, social unit

Narrower terms: coronary care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, NICU

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: waakeenheid — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Arabic: وَحَدة العِنَايَة المُرَكَّزة (waḥadat al-ʕināyat al-murakkaza) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܕܵܝܘܼܬܐ ܕܝܲܨܝܼܦܘܼܬܵܐ ܩܫܝܼܬܵܐ (ḥdāyutā d-yaṣīputā qšītā) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Armenian: ինտենսիվ թերապիայի բաժանմունք (intensiv tʻerapiayi bažanmunkʻ) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Armenian: վերակենդանացման եւ ինտենսիվ թերապիայի բաժանմունք (verakendanacʻman ew intensiv tʻerapiayi bažanmunkʻ) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Basque: zainketa intentsiboetako unitatea — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Bengali: নিবিড় পরিচর্যা কেন্দ্র (nibiṛ poricorja kendro) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Catalan: unitat de cures intensives — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Chinese Cantonese: 深切治療部 /深切治疗部 (sam1 cit3 zi6 liu4 bou6) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Chinese: 加護病房 /加护病房 (ka-hō͘-pēn-pâng) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Chinese Mandarin: 監護病房 /监护病房 (jiānhù bìngfáng) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重症監護室 /重症监护室 (zhòngzhèng jiānhùshì) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重病監護室 /重病监护室 (zhòngbìng jiānhùshì) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Chinese Mandarin: 加護病房 /加护病房 (jiāhù bìngfáng) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Czech: jednotka intenzivní péče — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Danish: intensiv afdeling — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Danish: intensivafdeling — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Dutch: intensive care — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Dutch: intensievezorgafdeling — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Finnish: teho-osasto — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • French: unité de soins intensifs — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • French: unité de traitement intensif — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • French: soins intensifs — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • German: Intensivstation — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Hebrew: יחידה לטיפול נמרץ — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Hungarian: intenzív terápiás osztály — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Hungarian: intenzív osztály — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Hungarian: ITO — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Icelandic: gjörgæsludeild — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Indonesian: ruang perawatan intensif — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Italian: unità di terapia intensiva — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Japanese: 集中治療室 (shūchūchiryōshitsu) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Kazakh: жансақтау бөлімі (jansaqtau bölımı) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Khmer: អង្គភាពថែទាំដែលពឹងផ្អែកខ្លាំង (ʼɑɑngkɔɔphiəpthaetŏəmdaelpɨngphʼaekkhlang) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Korean: 중환자실 (junghwanjasil) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Korean: 집중 치료실 (jipjung chiryosil) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Lithuanian: intensyviosios terapijos skyrius — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Lithuanian: intensyviosios priežiūros skyrius — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Malay: unit rawatan rapi — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Māori: wāhanga whāomoomo — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Persian: بخش مراقبتهای ویژه (baxš-e morâqebat-hâye viže) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Polish: oddział intensywnej terapii — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Polish: oddział intensywnej opieki medycznej — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Polish: OIOM — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Portuguese: unidade de terapia intensiva — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Portuguese: unidade de cuidados intensivos — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Romanian: unitate de terapie intensivă — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Russian: отделе́ние реанима́ции и интенси́вной терапи́и (otdelénije reanimácii i intɛnsívnoj terapíi) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Spanish: unidad de cuidados intensivos — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Swedish: intensivvårdsavdelning — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Turkish: yoğun bakım ünitesi — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Urdu: شعبہ انتہائی نگہداشت (śo'ba-e-intihā'ī nigahdāśt) — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Vietnamese: phòng chăm sóc tích cực — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Vietnamese: phòng săn sóc tích cực — hospital ward for critically ill patients
  • Vietnamese: phòng hồi sức tích cực — hospital ward for critically ill patients