che·mo·nu·cle·ol·y·sis
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plural chemonucleolyses\
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Medical Definition of chemonucleolysis
: treatment of a slipped disk by the injection of chymopapain to dissolve the displaced nucleus pulposus
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“Chemonucleolysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/chemonucleolysis. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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