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Cryopreservation vs Cryogenics - What's the difference?

cryopreservation | cryogenics |

As nouns the difference between cryopreservation and cryogenics

is that cryopreservation is the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°c (dry ice temperature) or -196°c (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen) while cryogenics is the science and technology of the production of very low temperatures.

cryopreservation

English

(wikipedia cryopreservation)

Noun

(-)
  • the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).

    • Related terms

    * cryopreserve

    cryogenics

    English

    (wikipedia cryogenics)

    Noun

    (-)
  • the science and technology of the production of very low temperatures
  • the scientific study of low temperature phenomena

    • Derived terms

    * cryogenic * cryogen

    Related terms

    * cryo- * -genic * -ics

    See also

    * cryonics