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cryo·stat | \ ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat 
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\Definition of cryostat
: an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0°C
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cryostatic \ ˌkrī-ə-ˈsta-tik \ adjective
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cryostat
nouncryo·stat | \ ˈkrī-ə-ˌstat \
\Medical Definition of cryostat
: an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature especially below 0°C (as by means of liquid helium) especially : one containing a microtome for obtaining sections of frozen tissue
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The first known use of cryostat was in 1900
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