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cryopathy

cryopathy

9.9
Serious damage to body tissue from freezing that can cause tingling, blisters, or dead tissue
  • noun
  • /kraɪˈɒpəθi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : criopatía
  • Early symptoms of cryopathy include tingling and numbness in the affected area.

Examples

  • Frostbite is a common form of cryopathy affecting people exposed to extreme cold.

  • Early symptoms of cryopathy include tingling and blistering in the affected area.

  • Doctors diagnosed the mountaineer with cryopathy after examining his discolored toes.

  • The patient was diagnosed with cryopathy after exposure to extreme cold.

  • Many cases of cryopathy can lead to serious complications.

  • Doctors diagnosed the mountaineer with cryopathy after examining his discolored toes.

  • Frostbite is a serious form of cryopathy that can result in tissue damage.

Synonyms

frostbite
vscryopathy
  • Specialized
35 4.4

Damage to skin and other body parts caused by very cold weather

focuses on tissue destruction with tingling, blisters and possible gangrene

Surface Forms

cryopathy singular
cryopathies plural

Morphology

cryopathy = cryo + pathy (opaque) = cryo + pathy

Although built from the recognizable combining forms 'cryo-' (cold) and '-pathy' (disease), average B1 learners are unlikely to know these medical morphemes and so cannot reliably infer the meaning.

Etymology

Cryopathy comes from the Greek root cryo- meaning 'cold' and the ending -pathy meaning 'disease'. So, cryopathy is a 'cold disease' caused when freezing damages skin or tissue, like very bad frostbite.