Definitions

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  • noun The use of extremely cold temperatures to remove organic tissue.

Etymologies

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cryo- +‎ ablation

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Examples

  • In the Arctic Front procedure, known as cryoablation, a catheter is snaked up into the heart through the femoral vein in the groin.

    Mixed Views on Heart Device 2010

  • The findings have prompted the researchers to claim that the procedure, known as cryoablation, should be the new "gold standard" of treatment for kidney cancer -- although not all cancer experts agree.

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  • Cryosurgery procedures such as cryoablation use liquefied argon to destroy cancer cells.

    Argon 2009

  • Two studies suggest that cryoablation is effective for selected patients with kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma.

    Cutting Back Laura Landro 2010

  • Two studies suggest that cryoablation is effective for selected patients with kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma.

    Cutting Back Laura Landro 2010

  • Two studies suggest that cryoablation is effective for selected patients with kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma.

    Cutting Back Laura Landro 2010

  • Two studies suggest that cryoablation is effective for selected patients with kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma.

    Cutting Back Laura Landro 2010

  • External beam radiation, implant therapy, cryoablation…the data continues to come in.

    Small c: The penis post « BuzzMachine 2009

  • He is now weighing whether to chose the implantation of radioactive seeds, or try the cryoablation described by Dr. Stormont, who performs the procedure.

    Weighty Choices, in Patients’ Hands 2009

  • In a study presented last month at the Society for Interventional Radiology, Gary M. Onik, director of the Center for Safer Prostate Cancer Therapy in Orlando, Fla., reported that of 120 men who had focal cryoablation over 12 years, 93% of men had no evidence of cancer recurrence, and 85% retained sexual function.

    Prostate Cancer: Weighing Options 2009

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