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Definition of Cryoprobe
1. Noun. (surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cryoprobe
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cryoprobe
1. A surgical instrument used to apply extreme cold to tissues. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryoprobe
Literary usage of Cryoprobe
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)
"Reversible interruption of neural conduction produced by cooling the cochlear
nucleus with a cryoprobe. In the three left columns, the upper traces in all ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(2) Cryosurgical unit with a nitrous oxide cooled cryoprobe and accessories. ...
(3) Cryosurgical unit with a carbon dioxide cooled cryoprobe or a carbon ..."
3. Acute Pain Management: Operative Or Medical Procedures and Trauma Clinical by Daniel B. Carr, Ada K. Jacox (1997)
"... (application of a cryoprobe to specific peripheral nerves), which has proven
effective for post-thoracotomy pain (Guideline Report, in press). ..."
4. Eeel Technical Accomplishments, 1998: Advancing Metrology for by JoAnne M. Surette (1999)
"The portable system consists of a cryoprobe for cooling the voltage chip, which
has 20208 superconducting Josephson junctions, an electronics package that ..."