Medical Dictionary

1isolate

vt iso·late \ˈī-sə-ˌlāt\
iso·lat·ediso·lat·ing

Medical Definition of ISOLATE

:  to set apart from others: as a :  to separate (one with a contagious disease) from others not similarly infected b :  to separate (as a chemical compound) from all other substances :  obtain pure or in a free state
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