refrigeration

refrigeration definition - medical

re·frig·er·a·tion (rĭ-frĭjˌə-rāˈshən)

noun
  1. The act or process of cooling a substance.
  2. The act or process of preserving by cooling.
  3. The reducing of a fever.

Related Forms:

  • re·frigˈer·ateˌ verb

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