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neonatal unit

noun

B1CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

A specialist ward providing intensive care for newborn babies who are premature or unwell.

The baby was transferred to the neonatal unit for respiratory support after birth.

Similar: NICU, special care baby unit

Topic: Paediatrics in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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