Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z cryophilia A tendency to thrive at low temperatures. cryophilic growing best at low temperatures, typically below 10 degrees Celsius cryophilicity The condition of being cryophilic cryophilous Thriving at a low temperature. cryophobe One who fears cold. cryophobia Fear of cold. cryophorus An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. Typically, it consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. When one bulb is subjected to freezing temperature, the other freezes. cryophylactic resistant to freezing cryophysics The physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures cryophysiological Relating to cryophysiology cryophysiology The physiology of cells and tissue at low temperatures cryophyte Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground cryophytic Relating to cryophytes cryoplanation planation by the action of ice cryoplasty dilation (typically of an artery) combined with cryotherapy cryoplunger A plunger that operates at very low temperatures cryopod A sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures. cryopowder A powder formed by cryogrinding organic material. cryoprecipitate A frozen blood product prepared from plasma. cryoprecipitation The formation of a cryoprecipitate from solution cryopreparation preparation made at low temperatures cryopreservability The condition of being cryopreservable cryopreservable preservable by cryopreservation cryopreservant A material used in cryopreservation cryopreservation The preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen). cryopreservational Relating to cryopreservation cryopreservative Any substance used for cryopreservation. cryopreserve To preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature cryopreserved preserved by the use of cryopreservation cryopreserving cryopreservation cryoprison A prison whose inmates are cryogenically frozen for the duration of their sentences. cryoprobe An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery. cryoprocedure A cryogenic procedure cryoprostatectomy destruction of the prostate gland by means of a cryoprobe cryoprotect To protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant. cryoprotectant Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell damage on freezing cryoprotected protected from cold by the action of a cryoprotectant cryoprotection protection of biological tissue from the effects of cold by means of a cryoprotectant cryoprotective That provides cryoprotection cryoprotectively In a cryoprotective manner cryoprotector Synonym of cryoprotectant. cryoprotein Any protein that is less soluble in a cold solvent cryopsamment A kind of psamment found in cold climates. cryopulverization pulverization at low temperature cryopulverize To pulverize at low temperatures cryopulverized pulverized at low temperature cryopump A vacuum pump that traps gases and vapours by condensing them on a cold surface cryopuncture To puncture by exposure to low temperature, especially to freezing cryopyrin A nucleotide-binding and leucin-rich protein which activates the inflammasome in response to toxins. cryopyrinopathy Any of a range of disorders caused by cryopyrin cryoquench To cool rapidly with liquid nitrogen or helium. cryorecanalization The use of cold temperature to unblock the airways in the lungs. cryorecover To recover a material that was previously cryopreserved cryorecovered recovered from a previous cryopreservation cryorecovery recovery of a cryopreserved material cryoregime A permanently cold environment cryorepository A low-temperature repository cryoresistance resistance to damage from freezing or from low temperatures cryoresistant resistant to damage from freezing or from low temperatures cryoresuscitation resuscitation of cryopreserved material cryosampling sampling at low temperatures cryosauna A device used in cryotherapy to lower the patient's skin temperature rapidly. cryoscience The science of obtaining very low temperatures cryoscope A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid). cryoscopic of or pertaining to cryoscopy; determined using a cryoscope cryoscopically In a cryoscopic manner. cryoscopy The measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope. cryosection To section biological tissue using a cryostat. cryosectioned Sectioned using a cryostat. cryosectioning The sectioning of a sample at low temperatures; normally following treatment with polyethylene glycol (to remove most water) and freezing cryosedation sedation at low temperature, typically by means of an ice bath cryoseism A seismic event caused by sudden glacial movements or by a sudden cracking action in frozen soil or rock saturated with water or ice. cryoseismic Related to, or caused by a cryoseism, also called a frost quake. cryoseismics Cryoseismology. cryoseismological Relating to cryoseismology. cryoseismologically in a cryoseismological manner; in terms of cryoseismology. cryoseismology The study of seismic events within the cryosphere, such as frost quakes. cryosensitive Sensitive to cold. cryosensitivity sensitivity to cold cryosequester to reduce or prevent biological or chemical degradation of carbon compounds with low temperature cryosequestration Natural sequestration of carbon at low temperature cryosere A sere originating when moss colonizes ice. cryosession A session of cryotherapy cryoshock shock as the result of extreme cold, typically following cryotherapy cryosleep A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep. cryoslice To slice by means of a cryomicrotome cryosliced sliced by means of a cryomicrotome cryosol A gelisol. cryosolic Of or relating to cryosols. cryosolution A very low-temperature solution (in all senses) cryosolvent Any solvent that remains liquid at low temperatures cryosonde A cryogenic sonde cryospectrophotometric Relating to spectrophotometry at low temperatures cryosphere All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen. cryospheric Of or pertaining to the cryosphere. cryospray A liquid nitrogen spray used in cryosurgery. cryostabilisation stabilisation by means of low temperature cryostabilise To stabilise at low temperature cryostabilised stabilised at low temerature cryostability The condition of being cryostable cryostable stable (not disrupted) at low temperatures cryostage A stage of a microscope that can be cooled for cryomicroscopy cryostasis The preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures. cryostat A device used to maintain a constant low temperature. cryostatic of or pertaining to a cryostat or to cryostasis cryostatically In a cryostatic manner cryostimulation stimulation by low temperatures cryostock A stock of biological material preserved by freezing cryostorage storage at very low temperatures using cryopreservation cryostore A cryostorage facility cryostored stored at a very low temperature cryostratigraphic Relating to cryostratigraphy cryostratigraphy The stratigraphy of ice or of frozen soil cryostreamer A device that cools samples by means of a flow of cool cryogenic gas cryostress stress caused by low temperatures cryosubstituted That has undergone cryosubstitution cryosubstitution The substitution of ice, in frozen tissue, by alcohol, acetone or similar solvent at very low temperature cryosupernatant The supernatant of blood plasma remaining after cryoprecipitation, which is to say, plasma with cryoprecipitate removed; it is a blood product used to treat certain coagulation disorders. cryosurgeon One who performs cryosurgery. cryosurgery The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue. cryosurgical Of or pertaining to cryosurgery. cryosurgically In a cryosurgical way. cryosurvival Survival in a cryogenic environment cryosurvive To survive at very low temperatures. cryosuspension suspended animation by means of cryonics cryosystem Any system for producing, maintaining or handling low temperatures cryotag An adhesive label designed to withstand very low temperatures, used for labeling biological samples and other materials stored in a cryogenic freezer. cryotank An insulated tank used for the storage of cryogenic liquids cryotechnique Any technique used in cryotechnology cryotechnological Relating to cryotechnology. cryotechnology Technology involving very low temperatures, such as cryonics and cryoelectronics. cryotemperature A very low temperature, especially one reached using a cryostat cryothalamectomy Destruction of (part of) the thalamus by means of extreme cold cryotherapeutic Relating to cryotherapy. cryotherapeutically By means of, or in terms of, cryotherapy. cryotherapist A person who administers cryotherapy. cryotherapy The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction. cryothermal Relating to cryothermy cryothermostat A thermostat that operates at low temperature cryothermy A low temperature cryotic Of a temperature, that is subzero. cryotip A tip made of heat-conducting metal, used to freeze tissue in cryotherapy. cryotolerance tolerance of cold temperatures cryotolerant tolerant to cold cryotome A form of microtome that operates on frozen tissues cryotomist A histologist who uses a cryotome. cryotomogram A tomogram produced by cryotomography cryotomographic Of or pertaining to cryotomography cryotomography tomography at very low temperatures cryotomy The use of a cryotome in the preparation of thin, frozen samples of biological tissue.