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cryoshock

cryoshock noun: shock as the result of extreme cold, typically following cryotherapy.

Noun

cryoshock (countable and uncountable, plural cryoshocks)

  1. shock as the result of extreme cold, typically following cryotherapy

Forms of cryoshock

pluralcryoshocks

Origin of cryoshock

From cryo- + shock.

Questions about cryoshock

What does cryoshock mean?
Cryoshock means shock as the result of extreme cold, typically following cryotherapy.
What part of speech is cryoshock?
Cryoshock is a noun.
What is the plural of cryoshock?
The plural of cryoshock is cryoshocks.

Words near cryoshock in the dictionary

  1. cryosequester
  2. cryosequestration
  3. cryosere
  4. cryosession
  5. cryosessions
  6. cryoshock
  7. cryosleep
  8. cryoslice
  9. cryosliced
  10. cryoslices
  11. cryoslicing

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