cryopreservation /cryo·pres·er·va·tion/ (-prez″er-va´shun) maintenance of the viability of excised tissue or organs by storing at very low temperatures.
cryopreservation
cryopreservation
cry·o·pres·er·va·tion (kr   -pr z r-v  shn)n. Maintenance of the viability of excised tissues or organs by freezing at extremely low temperatures. cry o·pre·serve (kr-pr -zûrv) v. |
cryopreservation
[krī′ōpres′ərvā′shən]
a method of preserving tissues and organs in a viable state at extremely low temperatures.
cryopreservation
maintenance of the viability of excised tissue or organs by storing at very low temperatures.
cryopreservation
The reversible freezing of tissues–eg, packed RBCs and pre- and post-fertilization products, and autologous BM, often with glycerol for autologous BMT Reproduction medicine A technique for freezing cells to preserve for
later use. See Frozen cells, in vitro fertilization.
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