isolation
isolation Lexical Profile
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• noun
The state or condition of being separated, remote, or cut off from other people, places, or society.
"Living in a remote mountain cabin for months led to a profound sense of social isolation."
The medical practice of keeping a patient with a contagious disease separate from others to prevent transmission.
"The hospital placed the patient in strict isolation until the lab results confirmed the infection was no longer transmissible."
The process of identifying and extracting a pure substance, compound, or microorganism from a mixture or natural source.
"The successful isolation of the active compound from tree bark paved the way for a new class of medications."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 19th century from French 'isolation', from 'isoler' ('to isolate'), which derives via Italian 'isolare' from Latin 'insula' ('island'), literally meaning the state of being made into an island.