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Liquid nitrogen Health Article
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Definition
Nitrogen is chemical that is usually found as a gas. To become a liquid, nitrogen gas must release great amounts of heat, becoming super-cooled to about -200 degrees Celsius. Liquid nitrogen is used to kill cells that make up diseased or cancerous tissue. Tissue that has been frozen dries out and falls off. |
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