crymo-, crym-, krymo-, krym- (Greek: cold, frost, chill).crymnion:
The planktonic organisms of perpetual ice and snow.
crymoanesthesia:
Refrigeration anesthesia. The refrigerants consist of cooling, acidulous drinks and evaporating lotions.
crymodynia:
Pain from cold, especially rheumatic pain aggravated by cold or damp weather.
crymohemic:
Cold blooded.
crymophile, crymophillia, crymophillic, crymophilous, crymophily:
1. Thriving in polar habitats.
2. Preferring cold; denoting microorganisms that thrive best at low temperatures. crymophylactic:
Resistant to low temperatures; said of bacteria.
crymophyte:
A plant that grows in polar regions.
crymotherapeutics, crymotherapy, krymotherapy:
1. The use of cold in the treatment of disease.
2. Medical treatment that involves cooling the body, especially by applying ice packs. |