καραντίνα — meaning in English
karadina
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English meaning
- isolation noun The state of being separated or apart from others.
- quarantine noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
Senses
καραντίνα is used for these senses in English:
- isolation (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
- quarantine A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
- quarantine (figurative) A similar period, instance, or state of rigidly enforced or self-enforced detention or isolation.
isolation — full definition
- noun The state of being separated or apart from others.
- noun The process of separating a substance, cause, or factor from everything else, in science or investigation.
quarantine — full definition
- noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
- verb To isolate someone or something to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.