Definition of "cryogenics" [cryogenics]

• The production of low temperatures or the study of low-temperature phenomena. Also called cryogeny. (noun)

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• "Basically, cryogenics, from the Greek word kryos, "icy cold", deals with the production of temperatures below that of liquid oxygen (-297 degrees F.)."
• "This is called cryogenics, and it has its drawbacks."
• "In fact, there are some people who even believe we can solve the problem of death through technology -- I think it's called cryogenics -- so that even that ultimate problem that human beings have always had to deal with and which our religious systems had always confronted."