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cryosurgery definition

cryo·sur·gery (krī′ō sʉr′jər ē)

noun

surgery involving the selective destruction of tissues by freezing them, as with liquid nitrogen
also cryogenic surgery

Etymology: cryo- + surgery

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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