cryoablation

noun

cryo·​ab·​la·​tion ˌkrī-ō-a-ˈblā-shən 

: the destruction of tissue by freezing

Cryoablation has been advocated for the treatment of fibroadenomas as an alternative to surgical excision, but this modality is associated with side effects …

—Richard J. Bleicher et al., ACP Medicine

Trials also are under way on cryoablation, which involves placing a small probe into the tumor to freeze the tumor, then warm it, then freeze it and warm it to kill the cancer …

—Nancy McVicar, The Orlando Sentinel

cryoablate

ˌkrī-ō-a-ˈblāt 

transitive verb

cryoablated; cryoablating