cryopreservation
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cryopreservation
1972; cryo- + preservation
Example Sentences
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Prior to cooling, they treated the tissue with cryopreservation chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
No one has ever been successfully revived following cryopreservation, and scientists believe that preserving and reawakening the complete human body is still a remote possibility.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
In 1976, Ettinger founded the Cryonics Institute, a nonprofit that freezes both humans and pets in the hope of someday reviving them, and the cryopreservation movement was born.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
"You can use this robot to inject nanoparticles into cells and tissues that helps in cryopreservation and in the process of rewarming afterwards," Kodandaramaiah explained.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024
Not only can this technology be used in genetic experiments, but it can also help to preserve endangered species through cryopreservation, a preservation technique conducted at ultra-low temperatures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024
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