cryopreservation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cryopreservation
1972; cryo- + preservation
Example Sentences
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This finding gives scientists a clearer direction for improving cryopreservation methods.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Advances in cryopreservation extend far beyond transplant medicine.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Prior to cooling, they treated the tissue with cryopreservation chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The number of bereaved parents seeking sperm of their sons has risen in Israel, and as the conflict with Russia has escalated, soldiers in Ukraine are offered semen cryopreservation free of charge.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Ovarian cryopreservation has become an effective option for women who have cancer when treatments, like chemotherapy, negatively impact the ovaries and can cause them to stop releasing eggs and estrogen.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2024
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