noun
- medical treatment using extreme cold, typically liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue or reduce inflammation
Usage: medical
Examples
- The dermatologist used cryotherapy to remove the wart.
- Cryotherapy can be effective for treating certain skin cancers.
- Athletes often use cryotherapy to reduce muscle inflammation after intense training.
- The patient underwent cryotherapy to freeze the abnormal cells.
- Whole-body cryotherapy chambers expose the body to extremely cold temperatures for therapeutic purposes.
- Doctors may recommend cryotherapy as an alternative to surgical removal of benign growths.