1. The use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)

Derived forms: cryosurgeries

Type of: op, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Encyclopedia: Cryosurgery

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