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Critical care
Intensive care. The specialized care of patients whose conditions are life-threatening and who require comprehensive care and constant monitoring, usually in intensive care units
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- Transverse fracture A fracture in which the break is across the bone, at a right angle to the long axis of the bone. NTER>