cryosurgery
noun
cryo·sur·gery
ˌkrī-ō-ˈsərj-rē 
-ˈsər-jə-
: surgery in which usually diseased or abnormal tissue (as of a tumor or wart) is destroyed or removed by freezing (as by liquid nitrogen)
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Oral warts can be removed surgically or frozen off with cryosurgery.
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Carley Millhone, Health, 6 July 2025
Internal cryosurgery requires a small cut or puncture for the cryosurgery probe, reducing the risk of pain, bleeding, and infection.
—Archana Sharma, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
The two types of cryosurgery are as follows: External cryosurgery: A healthcare provider applies cryogen using a cotton swab or spray device to freeze abnormal cells.1 As the frozen tissue thaws, the cells die.
—Archana Sharma, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
It can be done via ice, water or air, including cryosurgery for lesions, ice packs for swelling, or through ice baths for various purposes including exercise recovery or stress reduction.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 24 July 2024
Skin tags specifically can be removed in one of three ways: snipping it off with small surgical scissors, burning it (electrocautery), or freezing it (cryosurgery), according to Dr. Jaliman and the AOCD.
—Madison Yauger, Health.com, 10 June 2021
Because studies of the long-term results of third-generation cryosurgery are not available, some medical professionals, including California Cancer Associates’ Anthony, do not recommend it.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2019
Current treatments are cryosurgery or freezing, burning, cutting, or scraping the growths off, all more invasive and potentially painful options, the company said.
—Linda Loyd, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Today’s surgeons have everything from lasers to cryosurgery—the freezing of abnormal tissue—at their disposal.
—The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
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Carley Millhone, Health, 6 July 2025
Internal cryosurgery requires a small cut or puncture for the cryosurgery probe, reducing the risk of pain, bleeding, and infection.
—Archana Sharma, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
The two types of cryosurgery are as follows: External cryosurgery: A healthcare provider applies cryogen using a cotton swab or spray device to freeze abnormal cells.1 As the frozen tissue thaws, the cells die.
—Archana Sharma, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
It can be done via ice, water or air, including cryosurgery for lesions, ice packs for swelling, or through ice baths for various purposes including exercise recovery or stress reduction.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 24 July 2024
Skin tags specifically can be removed in one of three ways: snipping it off with small surgical scissors, burning it (electrocautery), or freezing it (cryosurgery), according to Dr. Jaliman and the AOCD.
—Madison Yauger, Health.com, 10 June 2021
Because studies of the long-term results of third-generation cryosurgery are not available, some medical professionals, including California Cancer Associates’ Anthony, do not recommend it.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2019
Current treatments are cryosurgery or freezing, burning, cutting, or scraping the growths off, all more invasive and potentially painful options, the company said.
—Linda Loyd, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Today’s surgeons have everything from lasers to cryosurgery—the freezing of abnormal tissue—at their disposal.
—The Economist, 14 Sep. 2017
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cryosurgery
noun
cryo·sur·gery
ˌkrī-ō-ˈsərj-(ə-)rē
plural cryosurgeries
: surgery in which diseased or abnormal tissue (as a tumor or wart) is destroyed or removed by freezing (as by the use of liquid nitrogen)
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