Cryotherapy
{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Term=Cryotherapy |Short definition=Cryosurgery - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} (KRY-oh-SER-juh-ree) A procedure that uses an extremely cold liquid or an instrument called a cryoprobe to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue. A cryoprobe is cooled with substances such as liquid nitrogen, liquid nitrous oxide or compressed argon gas. |Type=Cryotherapy - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} (KRY-oh-THAYR-uh-pee) A procedure that uses an extremely cold liquid or an instrument called a cryoprobe to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue. A cryoprobe is cooled with substances such as liquid nitrogen, liquid nitrous oxide or compressed argon gas. Cryotherapy can be used to treat certain types of cancer and some conditions that can become cancer. Also called cryoablation and cryosurgery {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} }}