Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis

The dissolving of the NUCLEUS PULPOSUS, the semi-gelatinous tissue of a displaced INTERVERTEBRAL DISC. It is usually achieved by the direct injection of a proteolytic enzyme, especially CHYMOPAPAIN, into the herniated disc.

Year introduced: 2012 (1987)

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Tree Number(s): E02.718.500

MeSH Unique ID: D007404

Entry Terms:

• Chemolyses, Intervertebral Disc
• Intervertebral Disc Chemolyses
• Discolysis
• Discolyses
• Chemolysis, Intervertebral Disk
• Chemolyses, Intervertebral Disk
• Intervertebral Disk Chemolyses
• Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis
• Nucleolysis, Intervertebral Disk
• Intervertebral Disk Nucleolyses
• Intervertebral Disk Nucleolysis
• Nucleolyses, Intervertebral Disk
• Chemolysis, Intervertebral Disc
• Chemonucleolysis
• Chemonucleolyses
• Nucleolysis, Intervertebral Disc
• Intervertebral Disc Nucleolyses
• Intervertebral Disc Nucleolysis
• Nucleolyses, Intervertebral Disc

Previous Indexing:

• Chymopapain (1975-1986)
• Intervertebral Disk Displacement (1966-1986)

See Also:

• Chymopapain

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Therapeutics
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Intervertebral Disc Chemolysis