Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy.
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- noun The use of low
temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decreasecellular metabolism andinflammation and to promotevasoconstriction .
Etymologies
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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.
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Additional treatment options include chemically “freezing” the warts into disintegration called cryotherapy or surgically removing them.
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Successful therapies include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS and cryotherapy, which is treatment with cold applications.
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Successful therapies include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS and cryotherapy, which is treatment with cold applications.
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In some places a method called cryotherapy is available, which freezes the cervix and kills the cancer.
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The technique called cryotherapy is already used to treat prostate cancer.
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The technique called cryotherapy is already used to treat prostate cancer.
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The technique called cryotherapy is already used to treat prostate cancer.
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Frequently, the so far standard surgical treatment - radical nephrectomy - is an overtreatment for these small tumours, and in addition to partial nephrectomy - open or laparoscopic - minimally invasive ablative techniques, namely cryotherapy and radiofrequency, have become an important addition to the range of options available.
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Frequently, the so far standard surgical treatment - radical nephrectomy - is an overtreatment for these small tumours, and in addition to partial nephrectomy - open or laparoscopic - minimally invasive ablative techniques, namely cryotherapy and radiofrequency, have become an important addition to the range of options available.
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