cryotherapy

American  

[krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee] / ˌkraɪ oʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. treatment by means of applications of cold.

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cryotherapy British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of cryotherapy

First recorded in 1925–30; cryo- + therapy

Example Sentences

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cryotherapy

A patient at Wrexham's Maelor Hospital attended a dermatology one-stop clinic after being referred through an Urgent Suspected Cancer clinical pathway, and underwent cryotherapy treatment in which cancer cells undergo extreme cold treatment.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

People are also trying cryotherapy, which involves blasting the body with subzero temperatures to reduce inflammation and speed muscle recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

He talked about using Normatec leg compression boots, hyperbaric chambers to restore oxygen, cryotherapy, red-light therapy and any other cutting-edge technologies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

Some dermatology practices offer cryotherapy treatments, which use extreme cold from liquid nitrogen to freeze off skin lesions such as warts, skin tags, and some superficial skin cancers.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 21, 2024

Pain and swelling can be minimized by cryotherapy, but I would recommend its use only in cases of mild poisoning such as the one described herein.

From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Ray D. Burkett