Preferred Label : intervertebral disc chemolysis;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : nucleolysis, intervertebral disk; chemonucleolysis; discolysis; chemonucleolyses; intervertebral disk nucleolyses; intervertebral disk nucleolysis; nucleolyses, intervertebral disk; chemolysis, intervertebral disk; chemolyses, intervertebral disk; intervertebral disk chemolyses; discolyses; chemolyses, intervertebral disc; intervertebral disc chemolyses; intervertebral disk chemolysis; nucleolysis, intervertebral disc; intervertebral disc nucleolyses; intervertebral disc nucleolysis; nucleolyses, intervertebral disc; chemolysis, intervertebral disc;
CISMeF synonym : disc chemolyses, intervertebral; disc chemolysis, intervertebral; disc nucleolyses, intervertebral; disc nucleolysis, intervertebral; disk chemolyses, intervertebral; disk chemolysis, intervertebral; disk nucleolyses, intervertebral; disk nucleolysis, intervertebral;
MeSH annotation : coordinate IM with specific substance /ther use (usually CHYMOPAPAIN) if particularly
discussed;
Origin ID : D007404;
UMLS CUI : C0021816;
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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.
