cryoprobe

[ krahy-uh-prohb ]

noun
  1. an instrument used in cryosurgery, having a supercooled tip for applying extreme cold to diseased tissue in order to remove or destroy it.

Origin of cryoprobe

1
First recorded in 1960–65; cryo- + probe

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