Definition of Cryoprobe
1. Noun. (surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery ¹
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Definition of Cryoprobe
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Medical Definition of Cryoprobe
1. A surgical instrument used to apply extreme cold to tissues. (09 Oct 1997)
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1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Reversible interruption of neural conduction produced by cooling the cochlear
nucleus with a cryoprobe. In the three left columns, the upper traces in all ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(2) Cryosurgical unit with a nitrous oxide cooled cryoprobe and accessories. ...
(3) Cryosurgical unit with a carbon dioxide cooled cryoprobe or a carbon ..."
3. Acute Pain Management: Operative Or Medical Procedures and Trauma Clinical by Daniel B. Carr, Ada K. Jacox (1997)
"... (application of a cryoprobe to specific peripheral nerves), which has proven
effective for post-thoracotomy pain (Guideline Report, in press). ..."
4. Eeel Technical Accomplishments, 1998: Advancing Metrology for by JoAnne M. Surette (1999)
"The portable system consists of a cryoprobe for cooling the voltage chip, which
has 20208 superconducting Josephson junctions, an electronics package that ..."
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