refrigeration
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- noun
- /rɪˌfrɪdʒəˈreɪʃən/
- Specialized
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hipotermia terapéutica
- Refrigeration is vital in hospitals for the safe storage of medications.
- refrigeration or embalming
Examples
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Each core section was removed from refrigeration at least 2 hours before scanning and scraped to clean and smooth the core surface.
Academic text (2018) -
Refrigeration for preserving human remains was not available soon enough after the disaster, necessitating the use of other methods such as dry ice or temporary burial.
Academic text (2007) -
His research has been in cryogenic refrigeration, entropy flow, entropy generation, refrigeration techniques, Stirling cycle cryogenic refrigeration analysis, pressure cycling thermal regeneration, periodic heat transfer driven by pressure cycles, and use of a complex heat transfer coefficient.
Academic text (2001) -
His research has been in cryogenic refrigeration, entropy flow, entropy generation, refrigeration techniques, Stirling cycle cryogenic refrigeration analysis, pressure cycling thermal regeneration, periodic heat transfer driven by pressure cycles, and use of a complex heat transfer coefficient.
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Refrigeration helps preserve organs used for transplanting to save lives.
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Refrigeration is essential in medical facilities for keeping vaccines at the right temperature.
Synonyms
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A drop in temperature that makes something colder
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A treatment that uses very cold temperatures to reduce pain and swelling and help the body heal
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A drop in the temperature of something
Applying cold to the body reduces pain and swelling
Making food or drink cold to keep it fresh
Antonyms
- Specialized
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A very high body temperature that can be dangerous and needs quick medical help
Compounds
- Specialized
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Machines that cool or freeze food and other items to keep them fresh
- Specialized
A machine that cools compressed air to make moisture turn into liquid and be removed
How Cold
Surface Forms
Morphology
refrigeration = refrigerate (transparent) = refrigerate + ion
Formed by regular nominalization of 'refrigerate' with -ion; the medical sense ('deliberately lowering body temperature') is a specialized application but remains a regular nominalization.
Etymology
Refrigeration comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and frigus 'cold', the same root you see in fridge and frigid. So in medicine refrigeration means making the body colder on purpose to slow damage and help recovery.