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NICU noun[ C or U ] medical specializeduk /ˌen.aɪ.siːˈjuː//ˈnɪk.juː/ us /ˌen.aɪ.siːˈjuː//ˈnɪk.juː/ abbreviation for neonatal intensive care unit: the part of a hospital that provides continuous treatment for very young babies who are seriously ill or have been born too early: 新生儿重症监护室(neonatal intensive care unit的缩写) The NICUs today can save these babies.现在的新生儿重症监护室就能救活这些婴儿了。 When her son was born, he had to spend nearly a month in NICU.她的儿子刚生下时,不得不在新生儿重症监护室呆了近一个月。 She has been caring for babies at Sacred Heart's NICU for 30 years. Babies as young as 24 weeks' gestation have been treated and survived in NICU. As a NICU nurse, I can detach myself emotionally to a certain extent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Medical places & organizations A & E accident and emergency aid station biotech birth centre consulting room delivery room detoxification centre institutional lunatic asylum maternity suite maternity unit medical centre memory clinic multi-hospital nuthouse outpatients pharmacy sanitarium ward |