"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)
    Sense id: en-high_dependency_unit-en-noun-5jexPUKf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: government, healthcare

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for high dependency unit meaning in English (2.2kB)

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