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Definition of Quarantine
1. Noun. Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease.
Generic synonyms: Isolation
2. Verb. Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons. "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
3. Noun. Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
Definition of Quarantine
1. n. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.
2. v. t. To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine.
Definition of Quarantine
1. [v -TINED, -TINING, -TINES]
Medical Definition of Quarantine
1. The limitation on the freedom of movement of an individual, to prevent spread of a disease to other members of a population. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quarantine
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