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Cryotherapy MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Cryotherapy
Tree Number(s)
E02.258
Unique ID
D017679
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017679
Scope Note
A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Entry Version
CRYOTHER
Entry Term(s)
Cold Therapy
Therapy, Cold
Previous Indexing
Cryosurgery (1966-1993)
See Also
Hypothermia, Induced
Public MeSH Note
94; was see CRYOSURGERY 1984-93
Online Note
use CRYOSURGERY to search CRYOTHERAPY 1984-93
History Note
94; was see CRYOSURGERY 1984-93
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/12/28
Revision Date
2020/02/06
Cryotherapy Preferred
Cold Therapy Related
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