Critical care
noun
intensive care
Examples
They donated money to the critical care unit.
Word Origin
1959
Usage Note
medical
Read Also:
- Critical care unit
critical care unit n. Abbr. CCU See intensive care unit.
- Critical-constant
noun, Physics. 1. any of three constants associated with the critical point of a pure element or compound.
- Critical damping
noun 1. (physics) the minimum amount of viscous damping that results in a displaced system returning to its original position without oscillation Cc
- Critical-density
noun, Physics. 1. the density of a pure element or compound at a critical point. noun 1. the density of matter that would be required to halt the expansion of the universe
- Criticality
[krit-i-kuh l] /ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl/ adjective 1. inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. 2. occupied with or skilled in criticism. 3. involving skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.; judicial: a critical analysis. 4. of or relating to critics or criticism: critical essays. 5. providing textual variants, proposed emendations, […]