Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nicu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: nicu
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of neonatal intensive care unit.

Example Sentences

"Preterm infants and other infants in the NICU should be placed in the supine position for sleep as soon as the infant is medically stable and significantly before the infant’s anticipated discharge, by 32 weeks’ postmenstrual age. […] Staff in NICUs should model and implement all SIDS risk-reduction recommendations as soon as the infant is clinically stable and significantly before anticipated discharge."

Inflected Forms

NICUs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

PICU CICU ICU

Synonyms

neonatal intensive care unit

Questions

What does nicu mean?: Initialism of neonatal intensive care unit.

How to pronounce nicu

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