cryosurgery
Synonyms: cryoablation, cryotherapy
Definition: The use of liquid nitrogen to freeze a particular organ to extremely low temperatures to kill the tissue, e.g., any cancerous tissue. May be called cryoablation or cryotherapy but cryosurgery would be the more accurate term for prostate cancer treatment.
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