cryoshock

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noun

shock as the result of extreme cold, typically following cryotherapy

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Meanings

nouncryoshock (countable and uncountable, plural cryoshocks)

plural cryoshocks

  1. countableuncountableshock as the result of extreme cold, typically following cryotherapy

Origin

From cryo- + shock.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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