Look up: cryosurgery

1. cryosurgery
   [n] - the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
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2. Cryosurgery
   Cryosurgery: Treatment performed with an instrument that freezes and destroys abnormal tissue.See also cryotherapy.
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3. cryosurgery
   that part of surgery using cold at very low temperatures during operations Category: Medicine
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4. cryosurgery
   A surgical technique that utilises freezing tissue to remove unwanted portions. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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5. cryosurgery
   noun the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
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6. 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 treatment of tumors that canno...
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7. 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]
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8. 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.
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9. 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...
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10. 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.
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11. cryosurgery
    destruction of a lesion on the skin by freezing with liquid nitrogen.
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12. cryosurgery
    destruction of a lesion on the skin by freezing with liquid nitrogen.
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13. cryosurgery
    a surgery technique that uses liquid nitrogen to freeze the skin.
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14. CRYOSURGERY
    A procedure by which local application of intense cold (freezing) is used to destroy unwanted tissue.
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15. 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.
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16. Cryosurgery
    `Cryosurgery` (cryotherapy) is the application of extreme cold to destroy abnormal or diseased tissue. The term comes from the Greek words `cryo` (κρύο) ("icy cold") and `surgery` (cheirourgiki - χειρουργική) meaning "hand work&quo...
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