Where does “cryoprotection” come from?

cryoprotection (English) comes from English cryo-, from Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος — cold, chilliness.

cryoprotection (English): protection of biological tissue from the effects...

Definitions

  1. protection of biological tissue from the effects...

Ancestry of “cryoprotection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcryo-cold, freezing; cryonics
2Ancient Greekκρῠ́οςcold, chilliness
Every word from Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος
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