noun
- Plural of cryoprobe; medical instruments that use extreme cold to destroy or remove tissue, commonly used in surgery and dermatology.
Usage: medical/technical; typically used in plural form
Examples
- The surgeon used cryoprobes to remove the benign skin lesion.
- Cryoprobes are effective tools for treating warts and other dermatological conditions.
- The hospital invested in new cryoprobes for its surgical department.
- Cryoprobes work by applying liquid nitrogen to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue.