cryobiology

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cry·o·bi·ol·o·gy

(krī′ō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē)

The study of the effects of very low temperatures on living organisms.

cry′o·bi′o·log′i·cal (-bī′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.

cry′o·bi′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

cry′o·bi·ol′o·gist n.

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cryobiology

(ˌkraɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ)

(Biology) the branch of biology concerned with the study of the effects of very low temperatures on organisms

ˌcryobiˈologist n

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cry•o•bi•ol•o•gy

(ˌkraɪ oʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi)

n.

the study of the effects of very low temperatures on living organisms and biological systems.

[1955–60]

cry`o•bi`o•log′i•cal (-əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.

cry`o•bi•ol′o•gist, n.

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cryobiology - the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

cryonics - the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life; "cryonics is more science fiction than serious science"

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