cryosurgical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to cryosurgery.

OriginEnglish surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica →
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Meanings

adjectivecryosurgical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to cryosurgery.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  5. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  6. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  9. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  10. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  11. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  12. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  16. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  17. Middle Englishcirurgical
  18. Englishsurgical
  19. Englishcryosurgical

From cryo- + surgical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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