noun
isolation ward; isolation room
A hospital room or ward where patients with infectious diseases are kept separate from others. Often used in medical contexts; compare 隔離病棟 (isolation ward/building).
See also: 隔離病棟
感染症の患者は隔離病室に入院している。
The patient with the infectious disease is hospitalized in an isolation room.
この病院には隔離病室が三つある。
This hospital has three isolation rooms.
隔離病棟 refers to an entire isolation ward or building, while 隔離病室 typically means a single isolation room within a ward.
Compound of 隔離 (isolation) + 病室 (hospital room).