Lexic.us

Definition of Cryocautery

1. Noun. An instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it.

2. Noun. Application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it.

Medical Definition of Cryocautery

1. The surgical destruction of tissue via the application of extreme cold, aswith liquid nitrogen. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryocautery

cryoanaesthesia cryoanesthesia cryobank cryobanks cryobench cryobiological cryobiologies cryobiologist cryobiologists cryobiology

cryobiosis cryobiotic cryoblation cryobuffer cryocardioplegia cryocautery (current term) cryochrept cryocondensation cryocondensations cryoconite

cryoconization cryocooled cryocooler cryocoolers cryocooling cryocrystallography cryodetector cryodetectors cryoelectron cryoelectroncs

Literary usage of Cryocautery

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

1. The Hahnemannian Monthly (1921)
"This is not the case with the acetone-enow cryocautery, the copper tip registering minus 80 C. He gives a number of illustrations showing the complete ..."

2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... to prevent or delay progression lo invasive cancer by performing clinical interventions such as colposcopy, conization, cryocautery, laser vaporization, ..."

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