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cry⋅o⋅ther⋅a⋅py

[krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
treatment by means of applications of cold.


Origin:
1925–30; cryo- + therapy
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cry·o·ther·a·py   (krī'ō-thěr'ə-pē)   
n.  The local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Also called crymotherapy.
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Main Entry: cryo·ther·a·py
Pronunciation: -'ther-&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: thetherapeutic use of cold called also crymotherapy
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cryotherapy cry·o·ther·a·py (krī'ō-thěr'ə-pē)
n.
The local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. Also called crymotherapy.

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