Cryobiology

/ˌkraɪoʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The scientific study of living organisms, cells, and tissues at extremely low temperatures and how they survive or are preserved in frozen conditions.

Etymology

From Greek 'kryos' (cold) + 'bios' (life) + 'logia' (study). This field of study emerged formally in the 1950s as scientists began systematically freezing biological materials.

Kelly Says

Cryobiology made possible the freezing of human embryos, preservation of organs for transplant, and even the storage of genetic material from endangered species—it's the science that lets us put life on pause.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዝምም ሕይወት ምንጭ
zimm hi-wet minch
ARالعربية
علم الأحياء البارد
ʻilm al-ḥayāh al-bārid
BNবাংলা
ক্রাইওবায়োলজি
krai-o-ba-yo-lo-ji
CACatalà
criobiologia
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
CSČeština
kryobiologie
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
DADansk
kryobiologi
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
DEDeutsch
Kryobiologie
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
ELΕλληνικά
κρυοβιολογία
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
ESEspañol
criobiología
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
FAفارسی
کرایوبیولوژی
krai-o-bi-o-lo-jee
FISuomi
kryobiologia
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
FRFrançais
cryobiologie
kri-o-bi-o-lo-jee
GUGU
ક્રાયોબાયોલોજી
krai-o-ba-yo-lo-jee
HAHA
fasa-fasa na'ura
fa-sa-fa na-u-ra
HEעברית
ביוטכנולוגיה קרה
bi-o-tek-no-lo-gee-ah kara
HIहिन्दी
शीत जीव विज्ञान
sheet jeeva vigyaan
HUMagyar
kriobiologia
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriobiologi
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
IGIG
akụkụ ụkwụ
a-ku-ku u-kwu
ITItaliano
criobiologia
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
JA日本語
低温生物学
tei-on-seibutsu-gaku
KKKK
кріобіологія
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gi-ya
KMKM
វិទ្យាសาสตร์ ក្រោមស្ងាត់
vit-dya-sa-st krao-om s-ngat
KO한국어
극저온생물학
geukjeo-on-saeng-mul-hak
MRMR
क्रायोबायोलॉजी
krai-o-ba-yo-lo-jee
MSBahasa Melayu
kriobiologi
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်အဝန်း ဘီယိုလောဂျီ
a-kyai-a-wan bee-yo-lo-gee
NLNederlands
cryobiologie
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
NONorsk
kryobiologi
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਾਈਓਬਾਇਓਲૉਜੀ
krai-o-ba-i-o-lo-jee
PLPolski
kryobiologia
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
PTPortuguês
criobiologia
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
RORomână
criobiologie
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee-ah
RUРусский
криобиология
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gi-ya
SVSvenska
kryobiologi
kri-o-bi-o-lo-gee
SWKiswahili
kriobiolojia
kri-o-bi-o-lo-jee-ah
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்ச்சி உயிரியல்
ku-li-r-chi u-yi-ri-yal
TEతెలుగు
క్రయోబయోలాజీ
krai-o-ba-yo-lo-jee
THไทย
ชีววิทยาความเย็น
chi-o-wi-ta kwahm-yen
TLTL
kriobiolohiya
kri-o-bi-o-lo-hi-ya
TRTürkçe
kriobioloji
kri-o-bi-o-lo-ji
UKУкраїнська
криобіологія
kri-o-bi-o-lo-hi-ya
URاردو
کرائو بیو لاجی
krai-o bi-o-la-ji
VITiếng Việt
sinh học lạnh
sinh hoc lanh
YOYO
ọpọlọpọ ẹ̀lẹ́
o-po-lo-po e-le
ZH中文
低温生物学
dīwēn shēngwùxué
ZUZU
ubunye bomdlilo
u-bun-ye bo-m-di-lo

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