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MeSH Heading: Cryosurgery
Tree Number(s): E04.014.180
Unique ID: D003452
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003452
Annotation: coordinate with organ or disease /‌surg; differentiate from HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED for cooling of organs during surgery
Scope Note: The use of freezing as a special surgical technique to destroy or excise tissue.
Entry Version: CRYOSURG
Entry Term(s): Cryoablation
Public MeSH Note: 84; was CRYOGENIC SURGERY 1963-83; CRYOTHERAPY was heading 1967-83
Online Note: use CRYOSURGERY to search CRYOGENIC SURGERY & CRYOTHERAPY 1966-83
History Note: 84; was CRYOGENIC SURGERY 1963-83; CRYOTHERAPY was heading 1964-83 (Prov 1964-66)
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

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