HyperDic: cryosurgery

English > 1 sense of the word cryosurgery:
NOUNactcryosurgerythe use of extreme / extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
English > cryosurgery: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe use of extreme / extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers).
Broaderoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Spanishcriocirugía

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