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chemonucleolysis
[ kee-moh-noo-klee-ol-uh-sis, -nyoo-, kem-oh- ]
noun
- treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chemonucleolysis1
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Another advantage: a laminectomy can cost $9,000, compared with an expected $4,000 for chemonucleolysis.
The new technique, called chemonucleolysis, may eliminate the need for up to 75% of such surgery.
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