Re: Dependence vs dependency

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:13:32 +0800, Robert Bannister
<robban1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John Kane wrote:

Dependency is seldom used in English and it would likely only be used
in something like "Gibralter is a dependency of the United Kingdom:


I don't deny the above usage, but my first thought was that "dependency"
is mainly used about drug addicts these days.

The word is now used in the UK in the phrase "High Dependency Unit".
For example:
http://www.nhslanarkshire.co.uk/Services/High+Dependency+Unit.htm

A high dependency unit (HDU) is an area for patients who require
more intensive observation, treatment and nursing care than are
usually provided on a general ward. It is a standard of care
between the general ward and full intensive care.

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.usage.english)
.

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