isolate
//ˈaɪsəleɪt//
Verb
To set apart from others; to place or keep alone or separate from other people or things.
The patient was isolated to prevent the spread of infection.
To quarantine or separate someone who is sick or potentially contagious from others.
The hospital isolated patients with the infectious disease to prevent it from spreading.
To identify and extract a particular substance, variable, or factor for individual examination or treatment.
Scientists were able to isolate the virus in the laboratory.
Noun
A person or thing that has been isolated or separated from others.
The patient was kept as an isolate to prevent the spread of infection.
In microbiology, a pure culture of a microorganism obtained from a sample.
The laboratory identified a bacterial isolate from the patient's blood sample.