Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
cryotherapy Audio
cry·o·ther·a·py [ krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to cryotherapy:
  • A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any method that uses cold temperature to treat disease.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Form of therapy consisting of the local or general use of cold.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The therapeutic use of cold or refrigeration in medicine.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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