Definition of "cryotherapy" []

• The local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Also called crymotherapy. (noun)

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• "Cryoablation, also called cryotherapy or cryosurgery, is a procedure in which extreme cold is applied to the tumor using a cryoprobe, a hollow needle-like device filled with argon gas."
• "Successful therapies include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS and cryotherapy, which is treatment with cold applications."
• "Additional treatment options include chemically “freezing” the warts into disintegration called cryotherapy or surgically removing them."