icu
abbreviationUK /ˌaɪ siː ˈjuː/
US /ˌaɪ siː ˈjuː/
A special part of a hospital where very sick people get extra care.
After the accident, she was taken to the ICU for close watching.
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2. A text message shortcut meaning 'I see you.'
He texted 'icu' after she waved from across the street.
3. A unit in a hospital for newborn babies needing special care (sometimes written NICU).
The tiny twins spent two weeks in the ICU before going home.
4. International Components for Unicode, a set of software tools for handling text in many languages.
The programmer used ICU to display dates in different languages.