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cryodestruction

cryodestruction noun: the surgical destruction of tissues using cold.

Noun

cryodestruction (uncountable)

  1. The surgical destruction of tissues using cold.

Origin of cryodestruction

cryo- + destruction

Questions about cryodestruction

What does cryodestruction mean?
Cryodestruction means the surgical destruction of tissues using cold.
What part of speech is cryodestruction?
Cryodestruction is a noun.

Words near cryodestruction in the dictionary

  1. cryodesiccated
  2. cryodesiccation
  3. cryodesiccator
  4. cryodesiccators
  5. cryodessicator
  6. cryodestruction
  7. cryodetector
  8. cryodetectors
  9. cryodevice
  10. cryodevices
  11. cryodevitalization

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