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Words nearby ICU

ICT, icteric, icterus, Ictinus, ictus, ICU, icy, ICYMI, icy pole, id, Ida

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How to use ICU in a sentence

From a pediatric ICU in Melbourne, Australia, to an elevator in Brooklyn, we see just how harmful refusing to vaccinate can be.
Hey Anti-Vaxxers, Watch NOVA: Vaccines--Calling the Shots|Russell Saunders|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One, suffering from renal failure, had been in the ICU bed next to Dighe.
Mumbai on Edge With Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray Ill|Dilip D’Souza|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Richardson has been posting photographs of his mother in an ICU hospital bed on his blog for the past few weeks.
Gaga Shaves Head for Terry Richardson; Keira Covers Vogue’s October Issue|The Daily Beast|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When Cruz arrived at the hospital a few hours later, she said she was shocked to learn that he was in critical condition in ICU.
Autopsy of Porn Star 'Sledge Hammer' Reveals 'Neck Trauma,' Raising Questions About LAPD’s Actions|Maria Elena Fernandez, Christine Pelisek|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

By the time Cruz visited her boyfriend later that day, Anderson had slipped into a coma and was in critical condition in ICU.
Porn Star Sledge Hammer’s Hidden Demons|Maria Elena Fernandez|April 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If the tu is removed from icutu, one may place it in front of the thing being asked about; e.g., icu tocoro 'how many places?'
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language|Diego Collado
It is also possible to add io which means 'night' in Japanese to the iomi numeral; e.g., icu io 'how many nights?'
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language|Diego Collado

British Dictionary definitions for ICU

ICU

abbreviation for

intensive care unit

text messaging I see you

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