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quarantine — [kwôr′ən tēn, kwär′ən tēn΄] n. [It quarantina, lit., space of forty days < quaranta, forty < L quadraginta < base of quattuor,FOUR] 1. a) the period, orig. 40 days, during which an arriving vessel suspected of carrying contagious disease … English World dictionary
Quarantine — For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation) Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often but not always disease. The word comes from the Italian (seventeenth century… … Wikipedia
quarantine — quarantinable, adj. quarantiner, n. /kwawr euhn teen , kwor , kwawr euhn teen , kwor /, n., v., quarantined, quarantining. n. 1. a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. 2. a period, originally 40 days, of detention or… … Universalium
Quarantine — The period of isolation decreed to control the spread of infectious disease. Before the era of antibiotics, quarantine as one of the few available means for halting the spread of infectious diseases. It is still employed as needed, for example,… … Medical dictionary
quarantine — n. the period for which a person (or animal) is kept in isolation in order to prevent the spread of a contagious disease. The original quarantine was a period of 40 days, but different diseases now have different quarantine periods … The new mediacal dictionary
quarantine tank — an aquarium set aside from the main aquaria and used to isolate sick fish for treatment or new fish that need to be checked for parasites and diseases. Also called hospital tank … Dictionary of ichthyology
quarantine station — place where someone or something is held in isolation until it is certain they carry no diseases or other contaminants … English contemporary dictionary
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine — The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ; Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家质量监督检验检疫总局) is a ministerial level department under the State Council of the People s Republic of China that is in charge of national quality,… … Wikipedia
List of fictional diseases — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This article is a list of fictional diseases nonexistent, named medical conditions… … Wikipedia
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service — Infobox Government agency agency name = Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service nativename r = logo width = 250 px logo caption = Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service logo seal width = seal caption = formed = preceding1 = dissolved … Wikipedia
