neonatal intensive care unit

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English - Turkish
(Tıp, İlaç) yenidoğan servisi
(Tıp, İlaç) yenidoğan ünitesi

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intensive care unit
(Tıp) yoğun bakım
intensive care unit
(Tıp) yoğun bakım servisi
intensive care unit
yoğun bakım ünitesi
intensive care unit
tıb. yoğun bakım servisi
English - English
(Tıp, İlaç) A neonatal intensive care unit, usually shortened NICU (pronounced "Nickyoo") and also called a newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU (pronounced "Skiboo"), especially in Great Britain), is a unit of a hospital specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. The NICU is distinct from the special care nursery (SCN) in providing a high level of intensive care to premature infants while the SCN provides specialized care for infants with less severe medical problems
an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn
hospital unit containing special equipment for treating critically ill newborn babies, NICU (Medicine)

Related Terms

intensive care unit
a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
intensive care unit
A specialized section of a hospital containing the equipment, medical and nursing staff, and monitoring devices necessary to provide intensive care. or critical care unit Hospital facility for care of critically ill patients at a more intensive level than is needed by other patients. Staffed by specialized personnel, the intensive care unit contains a complex assortment of monitors and life-support equipment that can sustain life in once-fatal situations, including adult respiratory distress syndrome, kidney failure, multiple organ failure, and sepsis (see septicemia)
intensive care unit
hospital unit where very attentive care is given to patients right after surgery
neonatal intensive care unit

    Hyphenation

    ne·o·na·tal in·ten·sive care Unit

    Turkish pronunciation

    niōneytıl întensîv ker yunıt

    Pronunciation

    /ˌnēōˈnātəl ənˈtensəv ˈker ˈyo͞onət/ /ˌniːoʊˈneɪtəl ɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈkɛr ˈjuːnət/
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