psychrophoren.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪkrəʊfɔː/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪkroʊˌfɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: psychro- comb. form, -phore comb. form.

Etymology: < psychro- comb. form + -phore comb. form, perhaps after German Psychrophor (1881 or earlier). Compare Hellenistic Greek ψυχροϕόρος carrying cold water. N.E.D. (1909) also gives the pronunciation psəi·krŏfo^əɹ /ˈpsaɪkrəfɔə(r)/.

Medicine. Now historical.

A kind of catheter kept at a low temperature by a flow of cold water, inserted into the urethra in order to cool it.

ΚΠ

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Psychrophore, a double~current catheter without an eye; for the application of cold to the urethra, also called refrigerating sound.

1973 Urology 1 625/1 It is doubtful that psychrophores were used as primary treatment but rather as an adjunct.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psychrophore
释义	psychrophoren. Brit. /ˈsʌɪkrəʊfɔː/, U.S. /ˈsaɪkroʊˌfɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: psychro- comb. form, -phore comb. form. Etymology: < psychro- comb. form + -phore comb. form, perhaps after German Psychrophor (1881 or earlier). Compare Hellenistic Greek ψυχροϕόρος carrying cold water. N.E.D. (1909) also gives the pronunciation psəi·krŏfo^əɹ /ˈpsaɪkrəfɔə(r)/. Medicine. Now historical. A kind of catheter kept at a low temperature by a flow of cold water, inserted into the urethra in order to cool it. ΚΠ 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Psychrophore, a double~current catheter without an eye; for the application of cold to the urethra, also called refrigerating sound. 1973 Urology 1 625/1 It is doubtful that psychrophores were used as primary treatment but rather as an adjunct. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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