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Definition cryotherapy in American English

cryotherapy noun

noun
1

the use of very cold temperatures in medical treatment or therapy, for example to help people recover from injury more quickly

Example

Originating in Japan in the 1880s kriotherapy, or cryotherapy, in its modern form was introduced with the invention of the cryogenic therapy chamber in 1972.

Definition cryotherapy in American English