cryoburn
Noun
Meaning
cryoburn (plural cryoburns)
A burn to the skin caused by contact with an extremely cold surface.
Examples
Almost routine is freezing and then resurrecting accident victims; Cryoburn depicts an entire society in which all those who can afford it are frozen to await revival when medicine has cured their ills.
Cryoburn main Miles investigates a cryogenic corporation on the planet Kibou-daini, with the assistance of Jin, a local boy.
Medical prolonging of human life is important in several books, but especially Mirror Dance and Cryoburn.
Listing by date of first publication With the publication of Cryoburn, almost all Vorkosigan tales are available as free e-texts on a CD that accompanied the hardcover release.