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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIsolette
/ˈaɪ.səˌlɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A specially shielded and temperature-controlled incubator used for the care and protection of premature or critically ill newborn infants.
"The premature baby was placed in an isolette to maintain a stable body temperature and humidity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a proprietary trademark originally coined by combining the prefix 'iso-' (meaning equal or uniform, from Greek isos) with the diminutive suffix '-ette', referencing an isolated, controlled environment for infants. Over time, it transitioned from a brand name to a generalized trademark and standard medical term used in neonatology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Isolette" is said worldwide
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couveuse
Transliteration: kouvøz
"Le nouveau-né prématuré a été placé dans une couveuse."
Brutkasten
Transliteration: bruːtˌkastn̩
"Das Frühgeborene wurde in einen Brutkasten gelegt."
incubatrice
Transliteration: inkubatriːtʃe
"Il neonato prematuro è stato messo nell'incubatrice."
incubadora
Transliteration: iŋkuβaˈðoɾa
"El bebé prematuro fue colocado en una incubadora."
incubadora
Transliteration: ĩkuβaˈdoɾɐ
"O recém-nascido prematuro foi colocado numa incubadora."
इन्क्यूबेटर
Transliteration: inkyubetar
"समय से पहले जन्मे शिशु को इन्क्यूबेटर में रखा गया।"
婴儿保温箱
Transliteration: yīng'ér bǎowēnxīng
"早产儿被放入婴儿保温箱中。"
인큐베이터
Transliteration: inkyubeiteo
"미숙아가 인큐베이터에 들어갔습니다."
保育器
Transliteration: hoikuki
"未熟児が保育器に入れられました。"
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