quarantinenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkwɒr.ən.tiːn/us/ˈkwɔːr.ən.tiːn/a period of time during which an animal or person that might have a disease is kept away from other people or animals so that the disease cannot spread:
The horse had to spend several months in quarantine when it reached Britain.
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Zoology: veterinary medicine
- alter
- anthrax
- BSE
- castrate
- cattery
- collar
- delouse
- destroy
- distemper
- foot-and-mouth
- froth
- geld
- hoof-and-mouth
- leptospirosis
- myxomatosis
- put sth down 1
- rabid
- rabies
- vet
- veterinarian
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quarantineverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkwɒr.ən.tiːn/us/ˈkwɔːr.ən.tiːn/to put an animal or person in quarantine
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- alter
- anthrax
- BSE
- castrate
- cattery
- collar
- delouse
- destroy
- distemper
- foot-and-mouth
- froth
- geld
- hoof-and-mouth
- leptospirosis
- myxomatosis
- put sth down 1
- rabid
- rabies
- vet
- veterinarian
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Fevers & infectious diseases