cryolesion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cryo- +‎ lesion

Noun[edit]

cryolesion (plural cryolesions)

  1. A lesion (such as frostbite) caused by low temperature
  2. The cooling of an area of tissue in order to disrupt it

Verb[edit]

cryolesion (third-person singular simple present cryolesions, present participle cryolesioning, simple past and past participle cryolesioned)

  1. To cause such a lesion