Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A surgical instrument used to apply extreme cold to tissues during cryosurgery.
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- noun surgery An instrument used to apply extreme
cold to a tissue as part ofcryosurgery
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Examples
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Cryoablation, also called cryotherapy or cryosurgery, is a procedure in which extreme cold is applied to the tumor using a cryoprobe, a hollow needle-like device filled with argon gas.
Good news for cancer patients, cryoablation can treat kidney cancer. 2007
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Patients who undergo cryoablation will have small ¼-inch incision where the cryoprobe is inserted.
Good news for cancer patients, cryoablation can treat kidney cancer. 2007
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Liquefied argon gas, which is contained within the cryoprobe tips, freezes the cancer and tissue reaches a temperature of minus 40 degree's celsius.
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Previous cryotherapy studies had all used a single cryoprobe and suggested that tumours larger than 1.5 centimetres could not be adequately treated, said Dr Littrup.
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Prior breast cryotherapy studies had "inexplicably" used only a single cryoprobe and suggested that tumors larger than 1.5 centimeters could not be adequately treated, he explained.
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Previous cryotherapy studies had all used a single cryoprobe and suggested that breast tumours larger than 1.5 centimetres could not be adequately treated, said Dr Littrup.
News Agencies 2010
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Previous cryotherapy studies had all used a single cryoprobe and suggested that breast tumours larger than 1.5 centimetres could not be adequately treated, said Dr Littrup.
News Agencies 2010
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Previous cryotherapy studies had all used a single cryoprobe and suggested that breast tumours larger than 1.5 centimetres could not be adequately treated, said Dr Littrup.
News Agencies 2010
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After the cryoprobe is removed, a small bandage is placed over the skin puncture site.
innovations-report 2009
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The needle, or cryoprobe, is filled with argon gas, which creates an ice ball, which rapidly freezes the tumor.
innovations-report 2009
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