cryonecrosis

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noun

Necrosis caused by extreme cold, whether as trauma (in frostbite) or as a method of cryoablation in research or in cryosurgery.

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Meanings

nouncryonecrosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyNecrosis caused by extreme cold, whether as trauma (in frostbite) or as a method of cryoablation in research or in cryosurgery.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, cryo- + necrosis = cryo- + necro- + -osis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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