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chemonucleolysis

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

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of chemonucleolysis

chemo- + nucleo- + -lysis

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Another advantage: a laminectomy can cost $9,000, compared with an expected $4,000 for chemonucleolysis.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new technique, called chemonucleolysis, may eliminate the need for up to 75% of such surgery.

From Time Magazine Archive

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