Cryo- is from the Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “
ice, icy cold, chill, frost”). Uses of the prefix Cryo- include:
Physics and geology
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Cryogenics, the study of the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures and the study of producing extremely low temperatures
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Cryoelectronics
In electronics, cryoelectronics or cryolectronics is the study of superconductivity under cryogenic conditions and its applications. It is also described as the operation of power electronic devices at cryogenic temperatures. Practical applications ...
, the study of superconductivity under cryogenic conditions and its applications
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Cryosphere, those portions of Earth's surface where water ice naturally occurs
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Cryotron, a switch that uses superconductivity
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Cryovolcano, a theoretical type of volcano that erupts volatiles instead of molten rock
Biology and medicine
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Cryobiology, the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living things
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Cryonics, the low-temperature preservation of people who cannot be sustained by contemporary medicine
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Cryoprecipitate, a blood-derived protein product used to treat some bleeding disorders
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Cryotherapy, medical treatment using cold
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Cryoablation
Cryoablation is a process that uses extreme cold to destroy tissue. Cryoablation is performed using hollow needles (cryoprobes) through which cooled, thermally conductive, fluids are circulated. Cryoprobes are positioned adjacent to the target in ...
, tissue removal using cold
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Cryosurgery, surgery using cold
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Cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM), a technique that fires beams of electrons at proteins that have been frozen in solution, to deduce the biomolecules’ structure
Other uses
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Cryo Interactive
Cryo Interactive Entertainment was a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1990, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo.
History
Cryo was formed by members of ERE Informatique ...
, a video game company
* Cryos, a planet in the video game ''
Darkspore
''Darkspore'' was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from ''Spore''. It was described as "a fast-paced, science fiction action role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the muta ...
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See also
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Kryo, a brand of CPUs by Qualcomm
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