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CryotherapyLiterally, "cold therapy." Cryotherapy, sometimes referred to as cryosurgery, is a procedure used to destroy tissue of both benign and malignant lesions by the freezing and re-thawing process. Liquid nitrogen is the most commonly used freezing source for cryotherapy. Examples of the uses of cryotherapy in medicine are the treatment (remov [..]
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CryotherapyA procedure in which an extremely cold liquid or an instrument called a cryoprobe is used to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue. A cryoprobe is cooled with substances such as liquid nitrogen, liquid n [..]
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Cryotherapythe use of very cold temperatures in medical treatment or therapy, for example to help people recover from injury more quicklyOriginating in Japan in the 1880s kriotherapy, or cryotherapy, in its mode [..]
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CryotherapySee cryosurgery.
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CryotherapyThe therapeutic use of cold
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CryotherapyThe removal of abnormal or unwanted tissue — warts and other growths — by freezing them.
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Cryotherapynoun. The utilization of frigid temperatures of therapeutic impact- frequently employed in sports medicine. This method may also heighten the limits to which one can tolerate pain.
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CryotherapyUse of extreme cold to freeze and destroy diseased tissue.
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CryotherapyA 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 Te [..]
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CryotherapyA minimally invasive treatment in which liquid nitrogen or argon gas is used to freeze and destroy tissue. Cryotherapy is used to remove warts and precancerous skin lesions.
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CryotherapyA 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 Te [..]
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CryotherapyAny method that uses cold temperature to treat disease.
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CryotherapyDuring an operation probes are placed in the prostate. The probes are then frozen which kills the prostatic cells.
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CryotherapyCT athrography
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CryotherapyAlso known as ice therapy, this modality uses the application of cold hydrotherapy in the form of ice packs and cold water immersions to alleviate blood flow, swelling, and inflammation with the contr [..]
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CryotherapyA treatment with the use of cold.
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CryotherapyThe use of cold to treat disease.
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CryotherapyA method of killing cancer cells by freezing the tumour using a probe through the skin to avoid open surgery. CTLA4 or CTLA-4
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CryotherapyDestruction of a tissue or organ by freezing to a very low temperature ... More Information
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