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Crutchfield apparatus refers to a machine that consists of an electrical panel with several rows of lights which allows the efficient study of conformity by simulating the responses of numerous hypothetical participants.

Crying refers to a state in which a baby cries vigorously, usually accompanied by agitated but uncoordinated movement.

Cryonics refers to a practice in which one's body, or sometimes just the head is frozen at the time of death and held in that state until a time comes when, it is hoped, it could be thawed and the cause of death cured by future generations.

Cryosurgery refers to a type of surgery or surgical procedure that uses freezing techniques to destroy part of an organ.

Deutsch: Kryotherapie / Español: Crioterapia / Português: Crioterapia / Français: Cryothérapie / Italiano: Crioterapia

Cryotherapy in the psychology context refers to the use of extremely low temperatures as a complementary or alternative treatment for certain psychological and mental health conditions. It is typically administered as whole-body cryotherapy (WBC), where an individual is briefly exposed to temperatures ranging from -100°C to -150°C (-148°F to -238°F) in a cryochamber, or as localized cryotherapy applied to specific areas of the body.

Cryptococcosis refers to an acute or chronic infection that can lead to pulmonary or central nervous system infection.

Cryptorchidism refers to a condition in which the testes fail to descend into the scrotum.

Crystallised ability refers to the form of intelligence based on acquired knowledge and ways of thinking.