cryopreservation

American  

[krahy-oh-prez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌkraɪ oʊˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.

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Etymology

Origin of cryopreservation

1972; cryo- + preservation

Example Sentences

Prior to cooling, they treated the tissue with cryopreservation chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

There is a sense of anticipation as a member of the research team opens a large a metal cryopreservation tank where Oliver's gene edited stem cells are frozen, having been transported back from GOSH.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

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

Oktay hypothesizes that those risks also may be mitigated in healthy women who delay menopause via ovarian tissue cryopreservation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024