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Cryotherapy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A procedure in which an extremely cold liquid or an instrument called a cryoprobe is used to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue. A cryoprobe is cooled with substances such as liquid nitrogen, liquid nitrous oxide, or compressed argon gas. Cryotherapy may be used to treat certain types of cancer and some conditions that may become cancer. Also called cryoablation and cryosurgery. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
The therapeutic use of cold or refrigeration in medicine. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
Any method that uses cold temperature to treat disease. (NCI Dictionary)
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