freezing
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freez·ing
(frē'zing),1. The temperature below which a liquid becomes solid.
2. Congealing, stiffening, or hardening by exposure to cold.
freezing
a sudden inability to initiate or continue repetitive motor activity of patients with Parkinson's disease. The patient may be unable to take the first step in walking or, if walking, may find a real or imagined obstacle that causes the feet to remain in one spot.
freez·ing
(frēz'ing)Congealing, stiffening, or hardening by exposure to cold.
freezing
reducing the temperature of materials to the freezing point of water so that they are frozen solid. Used in the preservation of food, the preparation of material for histopathological examination and in cryosurgery.
freezing point
the temperature at which a liquid begins to freeze; for water, the freezing point is 32°F (0°C).
quick freezing
greatly improves the quality of meat because of reduced ice crystal formation.
skin freezing
see cryosurgery.
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