cryopreservev.
/ˌkrʌɪə(ʊ)prᵻˈzəːv/, U.S. /ˌkraɪoʊprəˈzərv/, /ˌkraɪoʊpriˈzərv/ Medicine and Biology.
transitive. To store (cells, tissue, etc.) at very low temperatures in order to maintain their viability.
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1971 Cryobiology 8 105/1 Donor corneas were cryopreserved with 3H-DMSO as previously described.
1988 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 31 Mar. 833/2 If excess oocytes are retrieved, patients may choose to discard them, to have them fertilized and cryopreserved if possible, to donate them anonymously.
1997 G. Bear Slant (1998) 5 Those rich enough..have their choice of packaged options: cheapest is capitation, bio-vitrifying and cryo-preserving the head alone.
2005 New Scientist 2 Apr. 63/1 (advt.) A dedicated and busy team processing and cryopreserving cells for patients undergoing stem cell transplants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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