cryotherapy

English

Etymology

cryo- + therapy

Noun

cryotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural cryotherapies)

  1. The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease cellular metabolism and inflammation and to promote vasoconstriction.

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