cryopreservation
noun
Example Sentences
Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
Included in that price is: anesthesia during the egg retrieval, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, assisted hatching, cryopreservation, one year of storage, and a fresh transfer—all services, minus fresh transfer, that typically incur additional fees on top of that $12,400.
—Jordan Davidson, Health.com, 25 May 2021
John Caniglia reports that Dr. Andrew Bhatnager wrote in an affidavit that employees failed to properly maintain the cryopreservation tank where the eggs and embryos were stored.
—Cameron Fields, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2021
The waiting list for Tomorrow Biostasis, a cryopreservation startup based in Germany, is in the hundreds.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
In Lima, the focus is cryopreservation — preserving the DNA of a species in case it’s wiped out, possibly by a doomsday situation — specifically of potatoes.
—Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 13 July 2020
Liquid nitrogen is the main ingredient used to ensure cryopreservation.
—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 7 Feb. 2023
Male fertility preservation is straightforward and immediate: Sperm donation and subsequent freezing, called cryopreservation, has been a widespread practice since the 1970s.
—Katherine Kornei, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2016
Ryder says that cryopreservation may actually change the way humanity thinks about conservation.
—Katharine Gammon, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2019
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Word History
1965, in the meaning defined above
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“Cryopreservation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryopreservation. Accessed 3 Jun. 2023.
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cryopreservation
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