noun.
the study of the effects of low temperature on living organisms
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noun.
the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms
Word Usage
"More importantly, larger studies in multiple centers need to be done, following these basic cryobiology principles of sufficient lethal temperatures generated by multiple cryoprobes spaced evenly throughout a breast cancer region, he added."