Cryoprotective Agents - ț̢
Substances that provide protection against the harmful effects of freezing temperatures.
Synonyms : Agents, Cryoprotective
Cryosurgery - ț̢
The use of freezing as a special surgical technique to destroy or excise tissue.
Synonyms : Cryoablations, Cryosurgeries
Cryotherapy - ț̢
A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Cryoultramicrotomy - ț̢
The technique of using a cryostat or freezing microtome, in which the temperature is regulated to -20 degrees Celsius, to cut ultrathin frozen sections for microscopic (usually, electron microscopic) examination.