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cryotherapy Definition

cryo·thera·py (krī′ō t̸her′ə pē, krī′ə-)

noun

Med. treatment by the use of cold, as by the application of ice packs or by lowering the body temperature

cryotherapy Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • treat: Expert opinion advises that a few lesions can usually be treated by cryotherapy, especially in older children, without anesthesia.

Converse of object

  • include: Commonly employed treatment options include cryotherapy ( freezing of the tumor ) and excision.
  • provide: It will be possible in the future to arrange additional training for those GPs who wish to provide cryotherapy within their own practice.
  • have: Miscellaneous I have had cryotherapy for a mark on my face.
  • receive: Those who agreed were randomized to receive cryotherapy at 1, 2 or 3 weeks.

Preposition: for

  • cancer: And in November 2005, they issued guidance for cryotherapy for early prostate cancer, confined to the prostate gland.
  • retinopathy: Multicenter trial of cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity: preliminary results.
  • treatment: The bulk of both categories is cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous warts.

Adjective modifier

  • maximum: The cuff is anatomically designed to completely fit the elbow providing maximum cryotherapy.
  • gentle: NNT 3.7 ( 2.7 to 5.6 ) Cryotherapy 16 Four trials compared aggressive versus gentle cryotherapy.

Modifies a noun

  • treatment: Funding of cryotherapy treatment of warts should be reduced.