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Descriptor English:
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Cryotherapy
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Descriptor Spanish:
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crioterapia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Crioterapia
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Synonyms English:
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Cold Therapies
Cold Therapy
Cryotherapies
Therapies, Cold
Therapy, Cold
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Tree Number:
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E02.258
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Definition English:
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A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
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See Related English:
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Hypothermia, Induced
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History Note English:
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94; was see CRYOSURGERY 1984-93
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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31536
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Unique Identifier:
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D017679
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Similar:
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DeCS
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