critical care
noun/ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈkeə(r)/
/ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈker/
(also intensive care)
[uncountable]- continuous care and attention, often using special equipment, for people in hospital who are very seriously ill or injured
- Technology has made life-saving critical care possible.
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- (also critical care unit, CCU [countable])the part of a hospital that provides critical care
- in critical care Patients in critical care are the most vulnerable, because they are very ill.
- She was transferred to the critical care unit.
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