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cryosurgery (krī`ōsr'jərē), bloodless surgical technique using a supercooled probe to destroy diseased or superfluous tissue. Liquid nitrogen circulating through the instrument cools it to temperatures as low as −196°C; (−321°F;). Tissue destroyed on contact with the probe is removed by phagocytic white blood corpuscles in a natural bodily process. The method has proved successful in removing warts, tumors, hemorrhoids, and in treating certain brain disorders. It is especially useful in ophthalmology, where it is used to reattach detached retinas and to correct other eye problems. |
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Cryosurgical treatment of juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis. During 2006 the Company experienced continued growth in sales of its OraQuick ADVANCE([R]) rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test and Intercept([R]) oral fluid drug test, offset by lower sales of the Company's over-the-counter cryosurgical and insurance risk assessment products. In addition, OraSure sells products for the cryosurgical removal of common and plantar warts in the over-the-counter or retail market in the United States, Canada, certain European countries, Australia and New Zealand, and a product for the cryosurgical removal of common and plantar warts and several other benign skin lesions to the professional or physician office market in the United States and many foreign countries. |
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