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• Cryoscopy

  [krahy-os-kuh-pee] /kraɪˈɒs kə pi/ noun, plural cryoscopies. 1. Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution. 2. Medicine/Medical. the determination of the freezing points of certain bodily fluids, as urine, for diagnosis. /kraɪˈɒskəpɪ/ noun (pl) -pies 1. the determination of freezing […]

• Cryostasis

  [krahy-oh-stey-sis, ‐stas-is] /ˌkraɪ oʊˈsteɪ sɪs, ‐ˈstæs ɪs/ noun 1. the deep-freezing of human bodies or other organisms at death; . 2. the state of being in such a deep-freeze: a man held in cryostasis for 50 years.

• Cryostat

  [krahy-uh-stat] /ˈkraɪ əˌstæt/ noun 1. an apparatus, usually automatic, maintaining a very low constant temperature. /ˈkraɪəˌstæt/ noun 1. an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature or a vessel in which a substance is stored at a low temperature

• Cryosurgery

  [krahy-oh-sur-juh-ree] /ˌkraɪ oʊˈsɜr dʒə ri/ noun 1. the use of extreme cold to destroy tissue for therapeutic purposes. /ˌkraɪəʊˈsɜːdʒərɪ/ noun 1. surgery involving the local destruction of tissues by quick freezing for therapeutic benefit cryosurgery cry·o·sur·ger·y (krī’ō-sûr’jə-rē) n. The selective exposure of tissues to extreme cold, often by applying a probe containing liquid nitrogen, to […]

• Cryotherapy

  [krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee] /ˌkraɪ oʊˈθɛr ə pi/ noun, Medicine/Medical. 1. treatment by means of applications of cold. /ˌkraɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ/ noun 1. medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs cryotherapy cry·o·ther·a·py (krī’ō-thěr’ə-pē) n. The local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Also […]

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