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cryo- (iou) and Cape Fear Valley Health System (health)


cryo- (iou)



cryo- combining form. Also (occas.) kryo-.
[from Greek kruos frost, icy cold: see -O-.]
Used in Science with the sense 'of, involving, or producing very low temperatures'.
cryobi'ology noun the biology of organisms, tissues, etc., cooled to temperatures below those at which they normally function M20.
cryogen noun (Chemistry) a substance used to induce very low temperatures; a freezing mixture: L19.
cryo'globulin noun (Biochemistry) any of a group of proteins which occur in the blood in certain disorders and may be precipitated when cooled outside the body M20.
cryopre'cipitate noun a substance precipitated by controlled freezing; spec. an extract rich in a haemostatic factor obtained as a residue when frozen blood plasma is thawed: L20.
cryopreserve verb trans. subject to cryopreservation L20.
cryopreser'vation noun the cooling of living matter to below the freezing point of water in order to prolong its life L20.
cryoprobe noun an ultra-cooled probe employed in cryosurgery M20.
cryopro'tectant noun an agent used for cryoprotection L20.
cryopro'tection noun protection against damage caused by freezing temperatures M20.
cryopump noun a vacuum-pump which uses a liquefied gas such as helium to freeze out the gases in a volume M20.
cryosphere noun the permanently frozen part of the earth's surface M20.
cryostat noun (a) an apparatus for maintaining a very low steady temperature; (b) a cold chamber in which frozen tissue is divided with a microtome; the microtome itself: E20.
cryo'surgery noun surgery using local application of intense cold usu. in order to freeze and destroy unwanted tissue M20.
cryo'therapy noun the use of extreme cold in the treatment of disease M20.
cryotur'bation noun physical disturbance to the soil caused by freezing (and thawing) of water in the soil M20.

Cape Fear Valley Health System (health)


Cape Fear Valley Health System is a hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina (USA).