| cryosurgery |
the use of liquid nitrogen probes to freeze a particular organ to extremely low temperatures to kill the tissue, including any cancerous tissue; When used to treat prostate cancer, the cryoprobes are guided by transrectal ultrasound
Ãâó: ppml.acor.org/GLOSSARY.html
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| cryopreservation |
the process of preserving embryos, sperm or oocytes (eggs) by freezing.
Ãâó: uuhsc.utah.edu/andrology/education_5.html
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| cryo- |
Pertaining to cryogenic temperatures, which are temperatures within a few degrees of absolute zero (0 degrees Kelvin, or about -273 F).
Ãâó: www.csa.com/hottopics/cassini/gloss.php
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| cryosurgery |
use of liquid nitrogen, or a probe that is very cold, to freeze and kill cancer cells.
Ãâó: www.holyname.org/health_information_resources/heal...
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| cryopreservation |
The process of storing biological material at low temperatures often for long periods of time. In the case of embryo storage, embryos are frozen within several days of formation and progressively lowered in temperature until they can be stored in liquid nitrogen (-196 degrees Celsius).
Ãâó: www.cs.uu.nl/people/ronnie/local/genome/c.html
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