cryo-

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

Origin of cryo-

combining form representing Greek krýos

Words nearby cryo-

crymo-, crymodynia, crymophilic, crymophylactic, crymotherapy, cryo-, cryoanesthesia, cryobank, cryobiology, cryocable, cryocautery

British Dictionary definitions for cryo-

cryo-

combining form

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

Word Origin for cryo-

from Greek kruos icy cold, frost

Medical definitions for cryo-

cryo-

pref.

Cold; freezing:cryoprotein.