Medical Dictionary
2isolate
noun iso·late \ˈī-sə-lət, -ˌlāt\
Medical Definition of ISOLATE
1
: an individual (as a spore or single organism), a viable part of an organism (as a cell), or a strain that has been isolated (as from diseased tissue, contaminated water, or the air); also : a pure culture produced from such an isolate
2
: a relatively homogeneous population separated from related populations by geographic, biologic, or social factors or by human intervention
3
: a socially withdrawn individual
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