cryotherapy

[ krahy-oh-ther-uh-pee ]
/ ˌkraɪ oʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

treatment by means of applications of cold.
Also crymotherapy.

Origin of cryotherapy

First recorded in 1925–30; cryo- + therapy

British Dictionary definitions for cryotherapy

cryotherapy

crymotherapy (ˌkraɪməʊˈθɛrəpɪ)

/ (ˌkraɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs

Medical definitions for cryotherapy

cryotherapy
[ krī′ō-thĕrə-pē ]

n.

The local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy. crymotherapy