cryobiology

[ krahy-oh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌkraɪ oʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

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

Origin of cryobiology

First recorded in 1955–60; cryo- + biology

OTHER WORDS FROM cryobiology

cry·o·bi·o·log·i·cal [krahy-oh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌkraɪ oʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective cry·o·bi·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby cryobiology

crymophylactic, crymotherapy, cryo-, cryoanesthesia, cryobank, cryobiology, cryocable, cryocautery, cryoelectronics, cryoextraction, cryofibrinogen

British Dictionary definitions for cryobiology

cryobiology
/ (ˌkraɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of cryobiology

cryobiologist, noun

Medical definitions for cryobiology

cryobiology
[ krī′ō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

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

Other words from cryobiology

cry′o•bi′o•log′i•cal (-bī′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj. cry′o•bi•ol′o•gist n.

Scientific definitions for cryobiology

cryobiology
[ krī′ō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē ]

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