cryotherapy
noun
cryo·ther·a·py
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Definition of cryotherapy
: the therapeutic use of cold
especially
: cryosurgery
Examples of cryotherapy in a Sentence
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On Tuesday, Pro Football Talk reported that an unnamed source had told former NFL quarterback Chris Simms that Brown is dealing with frostbite after using a cryotherapy machine without appropriate footwear. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders’ Darren Waller to miss Rams practices; Antonio Brown still absent," 6 Aug. 2019 Other additions include a new cryotherapy chamber and float tanks in the training room. — Stephen Means, cleveland.com, "Take a tour of Ohio State’s renovated Woody Hayes Athletic Center: Buckeyes football," 2 Aug. 2019 The same problems exist for claims like cryotherapy boosting your metabolism. — Natalie B. Compton, WIRED, "Inside the Bulletproof Coffee Guy’s New Body-Hacking Gym," 10 July 2019 One of the recovery methods Aschwanden looks at in Good to Go is cooling technology like icing and cryotherapy. — Natalie B. Compton, WIRED, "Inside the Bulletproof Coffee Guy’s New Body-Hacking Gym," 10 July 2019 Now, purportedly, the two stars are fans of in-tandem cryotherapy, a form of treatment that is likened to taking a high-tech ice bath. — Elizabeth Varnell, Vogue, "Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are Turning Couples Cryotherapy Into a Thing," 22 Mar. 2018 Flotation takes longer, but cryotherapy might just take 15 minutes. — Michael Walsh, courant.com, "Avon Wellness Center Offers Flotation Therapy, Cryotherapy," 17 June 2019 Downstairs will be a 25,000-square-foot spa treatment facility with access to multiple pools of varying therapeutic temperatures, cryotherapy chambers and an infrared sauna. — Howie Kahn, WSJ, "The Hotel Where You’ll Be ‘Sleep-Coached’ Into Bed," 27 Mar. 2019 Three years ago, a woman died during an after-hours solo session at a cryotherapy spa in Las Vegas. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "I Hacked My Body So You Don't Have To," 25 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cryotherapy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cryotherapy
noun
cryo·ther·a·py
| \ -ˈther-ə-pē
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plural cryotherapies
Medical Definition of cryotherapy
: the therapeutic use of cold
especially
: cryosurgery