cryoproben.
/ˈkrʌɪə(ʊ)prəʊb/, U.S. /ˈkraɪoʊˌproʊb/ 1. Medicine. An instrument used in cryosurgery to freeze selected areas of tissue.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > instrument used in cryosurgery
cryoprobe1963
1963 Arch. Neurol. (Chicago) 8 624/1 Successful lesions have also been made with..a liquid nitrogen cryoprobe designed by Lee.
1965 N.Y. Times 25 Dec. 21/4 Dr. Armao intends his cryoprobe for such operations as the knifeless removal of a diseased prostate.
1981 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Oct. 945/1 Intercostal nerves frozen with a cryoprobe.
2005 Sunday Times (Nexis) 28 Aug. 7 Then the researchers used a cryoprobe to freeze parts of the animals' hearts, only to see these grow back again.
2. A nose section of a rocket cooled to a very low temperature for collecting samples of air from the upper atmosphere. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] > nose cone > nose section for collecting air samples
cryoprobe1965
1965 Aviation Week 11 Jan. 44/2 The Nesco cryogenic probe, designated cryoprobe, is a streamlined nose section which is fitted to the Genie booster.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1963- head of the school
- head of water
- head off
- head off at the pass
- head office
- head office accounts
- head or tail
- head over
- head over ears
- head over heels
- head over tip
- head page
- head pan
- head penny
- head pensionary
- head prefect
- head pulls
- head pump
- head race
- head register
- head rent
- head resistance
- head restraint
- head rope
- head rush