Laboratory Procedure
cryopreservation Audio
[ krahy-oh-prez-er-vey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Biologic Preservation; Tissue Preservation
Definitions related to cryopreservation:
  • Preservation of cells, tissues, organs, or embryos by freezing; in histological preparations, cryopreservation or cryofixation is used to maintain the existing form, structure, and chemical composition of all the constituent elements of the specimens.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Storage at very low temperature, usually in liquid nitrogen or the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • The process of cooling and storing cells, tissues, or organs at very low or freezing temperatures to save them for future use.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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