cryotherapy

[ krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. treatment by means of applications of cold.

Origin of cryotherapy

1
First recorded in 1925–30; cryo- + therapy

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British Dictionary definitions for cryotherapy

cryotherapy

crymotherapy (ˌkraɪməʊˈθɛrəpɪ)

/ (ˌkraɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /


noun
  1. medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs

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