"cryo-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈkɹʌɪəʊ/ [UK], /ˈkɹaɪoʊ/ [General-American]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “icy cold, chill, frost”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|κρύος||icy cold, chill, frost}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “icy cold, chill, frost”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} cryo-, {{en-prefix}} cryo-
  1. cold, freezing Tags: morpheme Translations (cold, freezing): crio- (Catalan), კრიო- (ḳrio-) (Georgian), crió- (Irish), crio- (Italian), crio- (Spanish), kryo- (Swedish), lågtemperatur- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cryo--en-prefix-Qe99qUz5 Disambiguation of 'cold, freezing': 99 1
  2. cryonics Tags: morpheme Synonyms: psychro-
    Sense id: en-cryo--en-prefix-XOsIe2Hz Derived forms: cryalgesia, cryoaerotherapy, cryobiology, cryochemistry, cryolava, cryolith, cryology, cryomilling, cryopedology, cryophilia, cryopulverization, cryovolcano

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