cryosurgery

Definition / meaning of cryosurgery

A procedure in which tissue is frozen to destroy abnormal cells. Liquid nitrogen or liquid carbon dioxide is used to freeze the tissue. Also called cryoablation and cryosurgical ablation.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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