Cryotherapy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cryotherapy is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Word Forms
- cryotherapies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cryothermy, cryodestruction, cryostimulation, cryoculture, cryokinetics, cryocompression.
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