cryotherapy

[ krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. treatment by means of applications of cold.

cryotherapy

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryotherapy¹

First recorded in 1925–30; cryo- + therapy

Example Sentences

The ligature-cryotherapy (L-C) method proposed by Stahnke has been severely criticized by other workers.

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