cryosurgery
cryo·sur·gery
noun \ˌkrī-ō-ˈsərj-rē, -ˈsər-jə-\Definition of CRYOSURGERY
: surgery in which usually diseased or abnormal tissue (as of a tumor or wart) is destroyed or removed by freezing (as by liquid nitrogen)
— cryo·sur·geon \-ˈsər-jən\ noun
— cryo·sur·gi·cal \-ji-kəl\ adjective
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1962
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