noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The study of the effects of extreme low temperature on living organisms. uncountable
2. 2
   the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms wordnet

Synonyms

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anatomybacteriologybiochemistrybiologybionicsbionomics

Etymology

From cryo- + biology.