Definition of Cordon sanitaire

1. Noun. A barrier (physical or administrative) to prevent the spread of disease. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) Any barrier to the spread of anything deemed undesirable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Cordon sanitaire

1. The barrier erected around a focus of infection. Origin: Fr., sanitary barrier (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cordon Sanitaire

corditis
cordless
cordless phone
cordless phones
cordless telephone
cordless telephones
cordlesses
cordlessly
cordlessness
cordlike
cordobas
cordocentesis
cordon
cordon bleu
cordon off
cordon sanitaire (current term)
cordoned
cordoned off
cordoning
cordoning off
cordonnet
cordonnets
cordons
cordons off
cordons sanitaires
cordopexy
cordotomies
cordotomy
cordovan
cordovans

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