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Procedures & Surgery

cryoablation

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1 Definition of cryoablation

Meaning of cryoablation: A procedure in which tissue is frozen to destroy abnormal cells.

A procedure in which tissue is frozen to destroy abnormal cells. Liquid nitrogen or liquid carbon dioxide is used to freeze the tissue. Also called cryosurgery and cryosurgical ablation.

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