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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryoprobe1

First recorded in 1960–65; cryo- + probe

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