cryodestruction

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noun

The surgical destruction of tissues using cold.

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Meanings

nouncryodestruction (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe surgical destruction of tissues using cold.

Origin

cryo- + destruction

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APA

cryodestruction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryodestruction

MLA

“cryodestruction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryodestruction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryodestruction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryodestruction.

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