cryosurgery
noun
cryosurgery is spelled C-R-Y-O-S-U-R-G-E-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryosurgery means “The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cryosurgery is cryosurgeries.
How many letters and syllables are in cryosurgery?
| Letters | 11: C-R-Y-O-S-U-R-G-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cryosurgery?
Cryosurgery appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cryosurgery
- cryosurgeries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryosurgery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryosurgery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | criocirurgia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.