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cryotherapy
[ krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee ]
/ ˌkraɪ oʊˈθɛr ə pi /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
treatment by means of applications of cold.
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Also crymotherapy.
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How to use cryotherapy in a sentence
A study done that compares the two treatments—a traditional ice bath to whole body cryotherapy—found that a chilly soak reduces blood flow and tissue temperature better than the cryotherapy.
The ligature-cryotherapy (L-C) method proposed by Stahnke has been severely criticized by other workers.
British Dictionary definitions for cryotherapy
cryotherapy
crymotherapy (ˌkraɪməʊˈθɛrəpɪ)
/ (ˌkraɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /
noun
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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Medical definitions for cryotherapy
cryotherapy
[ krī′ō-thĕr′ə-pē ]
n.
The local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy.crymotherapy
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