"high dependency unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high dependency units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high dependency unit (plural high dependency units)
  1. (healthcare) An area for patients who require more intensive observation, treatment and nursing care than would be usually provided on a general ward. A standard of care between the general ward and full intensive care. Categories (topical): Healthcare, Rooms Translations (area for patients): 重護病房 (Chinese Mandarin), 重护病房 (zhònghù bìngfáng) (Chinese Mandarin), tehovalvonta (Finnish), tehostettu valvonta (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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        "(healthcare) An area for patients who require more intensive observation, treatment and nursing care than would be usually provided on a general ward. A standard of care between the general ward and full intensive care."
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