Cryo- is from the Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “
ice
Ice is water that is frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 ° C, 32 ° F, or 273.15 K. It occurs naturally on Earth, on other planets, in Oort cloud objects, and as interstellar ice. As a naturally oc ...
, icy cold, chill, frost”). Uses of the prefix Cryo- include:
Physics and geology
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Cryogenics
In physics, cryogenics is the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures.
The 13th International Institute of Refrigeration's (IIR) International Congress of Refrigeration (held in Washington, DC in 1971) endorsed a universa ...
, 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
* Cryosphere, those portions of Earth's surface where water ice naturally occurs
* Cryotron, a switch that uses superconductivity
* Cryovolcano, a theoretical type of volcano that erupts volatiles instead of molten rock
Biology and medicine
* Cryobiology, the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living things
* Cryonics, the low-temperature preservation of people who cannot be sustained by contemporary medicine
* Cryoprecipitate, a blood-derived protein product used to treat some bleeding disorders
* Cryotherapy, medical treatment using cold
** Cryoablation, tissue removal using cold
** Cryosurgery, surgery using cold
* 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
* Cryo Interactive, a video game company
* Cryos, a planet in the video game ''Darkspore''
See also
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* Kryo, a brand of CPUs by Qualcomm
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