| cryogenic |
Very low in temperature
Ãâó: www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/presrep95/c.htm
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| cryotherapy |
During an operation probes are placed in the prostate. The probes are then frozen which kills the prostatic cells.
Ãâó: www.tnurology.com/uro.htm
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| cryoprecipitate |
Concentrated form of Factor VIII used to treat hemophiliacs. The component is produced by thawing fresh frozen plasma for two hours in a 4/C water bath until it yields precipitate of the antihemophilic factor. The plasma unit is then spun in a refrigerated centrifuge to separate the cryoprecipitate from the rest of the plasma.
Ãâó: www.yourbloodcenter.org/glossary.htm
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| cryopreservation |
Freezing at a very low temperature, such as in liquid nitrogen (-196 degrees Celsius), to keep embryos viable so as to store them for a future transfer into a uterus or to keep sperm viable for future insemination or assisted reproductive technology procedures.
Ãâó: www.sharp.com/services/index.cfm
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| cryoablation |
use of extreme cold to freeze the prostate and destroy cancer cells.
Ãâó: www.prostatecancer.ca/english/living/glossary.html
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