cryoablationn.
/ˌkrʌɪəʊəˈbleɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌkraɪoʊəˈbleɪʃ(ə)n/ Medicine.
The destruction of tissue by freezing.
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refrigerative1583
refrigeration1828
cryotherapy1909
cryoablation1968
1968 Diabetes 17 634 (title) Cryoablation of the pituitary in the treatment of progressive diabetic retinopathy.
1996 Guardian 26 Nov. ii. 15/5 Cryoablation, which freezes the prostate tissue to kill the tumours, is still in the experimental stage.
2007 Philadelphia May 128/4 Cryoablation is especially effective at relieving pain caused by the occipital nerve.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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