Cryosurgery

cryosurgery /cryo·sur·gery/ (kri?o-ser´jer-e) the destruction of tissue by application of extreme cold.

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cry·o·sur·ger·y (kr-sûrj-r)

n.

The selective exposure of tissues to extreme cold, often by applying a probe containing liquid nitrogen, to bring about the destruction or elimination of abnormal cells.

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Cryosurgery

In prostatectomy, the use of a very low-temperature probe to freeze and thereby destroy prostatic tissue.

Mentioned in: Keloids, Prostatectomy

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cryosurgery (krīˈ·ō·serˑ·j·rē),

n surgical operation in which a metal probe (chilled to at least −160°C) is therapeutically applied to destroyed tissue.

Cryosurgery.

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cryosurgery (krī´ōsur´jrē),

n the use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue. Cryosurgery is used to cause the edges of a detached retina to heal, to remove cataracts, and in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

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cryosurgery

the destruction of tissue by application of extreme cold. Used in the treatment of certain malignant lesions of the skin and mucous membranes, anorectal lesions and in the removal of cataracts.