Look up: cryosurgery


  1. cryosurgery
    [n] - the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=cryosurgery

  2. Cryosurgery
    Cryosurgery: Treatment performed with an instrument that freezes and destroys abnormal tissue.See also cryotherapy.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=2876

  3. cryosurgery
    A surgical technique that utilises freezing tissue to remove unwanted portions. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?cryosurgery

  4. cryosurgery
    noun the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cryosurgery

  5. cryosurgery
    (kri″o-sur´jәr-e) destruction of tissue by application of extreme cold; silver nitrate and solid carbon dioxide are commonly used. Uses include treatment of certain malignant lesions of the skin and mucous membranes, early removal of malignant lesions of the uterine cervix, and treatmen...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  6. cryosurgery
    therapeutic technique in which localized freezing is used to remove or destroy diseased tissue. Rapid cooling of body tissues to a temperature of ... [5 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/164

  7. cryosurgery
    cryosurgery, cryosurgical 1. An operation using freezing temperature (achieved by liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide) to destroy diseased tissue. 2. Destruction of tissue by the application of extreme cold; utilized in some forms of intracranial and cutaneous surgery.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2785/6



  1. cryosurgery
    cryosurgery (krī'ōsr"jurē) , bloodless surgical technique using a supercooled probe to destroy diseased or superfluous tissue. Liquid nitrogen circulating through the instrument cools it to temperatures as low as -196°C (-321°F). Tissue destroyed on contact with the...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0814169.html

  2. cryosurgery
    Type: Term Pronunciation: krī′ō-ser′jer-ē Definitions: 1. An operation using freezing temperature (achieved by liquid nitrogen or carbon dioxide) as an independent agent or in an instrument to destroy tissue.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=21667

  3. cryosurgery
    destruction of a lesion on the skin by freezing with liquid nitrogen.
    Found op http://www.cosmeticskin.com/skin-DermatologyGlossary.shtml

  4. cryosurgery
    destruction of a lesion on the skin by freezing with liquid nitrogen.
    Found op http://www.yourskinandsun.com/dermg.html

  5. cryosurgery
    a surgery technique that uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the skin.
    Found op http://www.umm.edu/dermatology-info/glossary.htm

  6. CRYOSURGERY
    A procedure by which local application of intense cold (freezing) is used to destroy unwanted tissue.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=C

  7. cryosurgery
    A procedure in which tissue is frozen to destroy abnormal cells. Liquid nitrogen or liquid carbon dioxide is used to freeze the tissue. Also called cryoablation and cryosurgical ablation.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=C

  8. cryosurgery
    1) Operation 2) Surgery 3) Surgical operation 4) Surgical procedure 5) Surgical process
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/cryosurgery/1

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