chemonucleolysis

[ kee-moh-noo-klee-ol-uh-sis, -nyoo-, kem-oh- ]
/ ˌki moʊˌnu kliˈɒl ə sɪs, -ˌnyu-, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.

Origin of chemonucleolysis

Medical definitions for chemonucleolysis

chemonucleolysis
[ kē′mō-nōō′klē-ŏlĭ-sĭs ]

n.

The enzymatic dissolution of the pulpy nucleus by injection of chymopapain, used in the treatment of intervertebral disk lesions.