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Definition of Cryosurgery
1. Noun. The use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers).
Definition of Cryosurgery
1. Noun. (medicine) The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cryosurgery
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Medical Definition of Cryosurgery
1. A surgical technique that utilises freezing tissue to remove unwanted portions. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryosurgery
Literary usage of Cryosurgery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... from the roots of the plant Podophyllum peltatum) or interferon, and the warts
can be removed by cryosurgery, laser treatment or conventional surgery. ..."
2. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... excessive blood clotting. cryosurgery: the application of extreme cold to
destroy tissue. cyclotron resonance: the resonant coupling of electromagnetic ..."
3. Virtual Environments for Health Care by Judi Moline (1997)
"Tissue ablation can be monitored during the deposition of energy via interstitial
laser or focused ultrasound therapy, RF ablation or cryosurgery ..."
4. Critical Pathways: Current Bibliographies in Medicine: January 1988 Through by Ronald L. Gordner, Patricia Moritz (1996)
"Connolly ML, Russell M, Reyna C. Home care of the prostate cryosurgery patient.
Todays OR Nurse 1995 May-Jun; 17(3) :25-36. Dancer SE, Logsdon K. Patient ..."
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