CRITICAL CONDITION Definition & Meaning

critical condition

[ krit-i-kuhl kuhn-dish-uhn ]

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noun

Medicine/Medical. an unstable state, resulting from severe illness or injury, in which the patient’s vital signs and other symptoms indicate a significant risk of death:
An 80-year-old man with serious head injuries was rushed from the accident scene to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
a state of serious disrepair or disarray:
After years of underfunding, the city’s infrastructure is in critical condition.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of critical condition¹

First recorded in 1860–65 critical condition fordef 1; 1950–55 critical condition fordef 2

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Two people were taken to the hospital where one was listed in critical condition and the second person — described as a woman in her 30s — was pronounced dead, police said.

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Among 39 others who were rescued, nine were said to have been injured with four in critical condition after the incident early on Thursday near the city of Hurghada.

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Later that month, the Vatican warned the pontiff was in a "critical" condition after developing both respiratory and kidney problems.

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An animal sanctuary is raising funds to buy a wheelchair for a rescued sheep that arrived at the charity in a critical condition and "keeps falling over".

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The younger Contreras was found outside the home suffering from multiple stab wounds and transported to the hospital in critical condition.

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