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CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS

\kˌiːmə͡ʊnjˌuːklɪˈɒləsˌɪs], \kˌiːmə‍ʊnjˌuːklɪˈɒləsˌɪs], \k_ˌiː_m_əʊ_n_j_ˌuː_k_l_ɪ__ˈɒ_l_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\

Definitions of CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS

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The dissolving of the nucleus pulposus of a displaced intervertebral disk, usually by the direct injection of a proteolytic enzyme, especially chymopapain, into the diseased disk.

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