cryo-

a combining form meaning “icy cold,” “frost,” used in the formation of compound words.
cryogenics.

cryo-

combining form

indicating low temperature; frost, cold, or freezing
cryogenics
cryosurgery

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryo-¹

Combining form representing Greek ��ý�ǲ�

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryo-¹

from Greek kruos icy cold, frost

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Example Sentences

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Cryo was used for treating mild blood clotting conditions.

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Their usual treatment was cryo.

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"Until we were given concentrates it would be once a month you'd have a little nose bleed, and you'd go up and have cryo and that was that."

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Cryoport Systems, IVF Cryo and ReproTech are three shipping companies that specialize in transporting embryos, though there are others.

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IVF Cryo and ReproTech, however, have both announced that they would continue to service the state.

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When To Use

�� does cryo- mean?

Cryo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “icy cold," "frost.” It is often used in medical and scientific terms.Cryo- comes from the Greek ��ý�ǲ�, meaning “ice cold” or "frost." Can you guess what cryology is? The study of snow and ice. Related to cryo- is the combining form crymo-, as in crymotherapy.

crymotherapy cryobiology

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