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Cryotherapy

Medical Definition: A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Guide Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Previously Indexed: Cryosurgery (1966-1993)

Cryotherapy Medical Definitions and Terms

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