isolette
n.— «As all 11 students gathered around the incubator, or isolette as it is also known, the campers got a crash course in medical terminology that was not part of their vernacular. » —“Campers gather at hospital” by Patricia Norris Republican (Springfield, Mass.) July 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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