cryopreservation

noun

cryo·​pres·​er·​va·​tion ˌkrī-ō-ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-shən 

: preservation (as of cells) by subjection to extremely low temperatures

cryopreserve

ˌkrī-ō-pri-ˈzərv 

ˈkrī-ō-pri-ˌzərv

transitive verb

Examples of cryopreservation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oktay, the biologist studying ovarian tissue cryopreservation, told me the procedure is a minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, and can be performed at the same time as another abdominal surgery like a C-section. —Anna North, Vox, 6 May 2025

The tech might also have applications in fields such as cryopreservation and astrobiology. —New Atlas, 5 May 2025

But each species seems to need its own cryopreservation protocol. —Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025

This is where cryopreservation comes in, explains seed- and cryobiologist Manuela Nagel of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, co-author of an article on cryopreservation in the 2024 Annual Review of Plant Biology. —Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

cryo- + preservation

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cryopreservation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

cryopreservation

noun

cryo·​pres·​er·​va·​tion -ˌprez-ər-ˈvā-shən 

: preservation (as of sperm or eggs) by subjection to extremely low temperatures

cryopreserve

-pri-ˈzərv 

transitive verb

cryopreserved; cryopreserving