Definition of Cryobiology

1. Noun. The branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms.

Generic synonyms: Biological Science, Biology
Specialized synonyms: Cryonics

Definition of Cryobiology

1. Noun. the study of the effects of low temperature on living organisms ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cryobiology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Cryobiology

1. The study of the effects of low temperatures on living organisms. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryobiology

cryo-electron microscopy
cryo-transmission
cryo-transmission electron microscopy
cryoablation
cryoablations
cryoactivation
cryoanaesthesia
cryoanesthesia
cryobank
cryobanks
cryobench
cryobiological
cryobiologies
cryobiologist
cryobiologists
cryobiology (current term)
cryobiosis
cryobiotic
cryoblation
cryobuffer
cryocardioplegia
cryocautery
cryochrept
cryocondensation
cryocondensations
cryoconite
cryoconization
cryocooled
cryocooler
cryocoolers

Literary usage of Cryobiology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"P. Mazur, in cryobiology, HT Meryman, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 1966). 26. J. Lovelock, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 10, 414 (1953). 27. J. Levitt, Л Theor. ..."

2. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl R. Schneider (1997)
"Successful freezing of sperm led to the development of the field of cryobiology, and AI paved the way for embryo transfer. The development of ultrasound ..."

3. Gene Expression in Algae and Fungi Including Yeast: Bibliography January by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (2001)
"C7 Enhanced survival of yeast expressing an antifreeze gene analogue after freezing. McKown, RL; Warren, GJ. Orlando, Fla. : Academic Press. cryobiology v ..."

4. Critical Needs for Research in Veterinary Science by Banr, National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... virology, and mammalian genetics were tied to twenty-first-century genomics through embryology and cryobiology. understand how such factors as trade, ..."

5. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology and Siviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"cryobiology 29: 391-399. Prasad, R. and Mil, P. 1987. Observations on the seed viability of sal (Shorea robusta). Indian Forester 113: 89-94. ..."

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