CHYMOPAPAIN

Meaning of CHYMOPAPAIN in English

¦kīmōˌ noun

Etymology: chyme + -o- + papain

: a proteolytic enzyme from the latex of the papaya that is used in meat tenderizer and has been used medically in chemonucleolysis

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CHYMOPAPAIN — /kuy'moh peuh pay"in, -puy"in/ , n. Pharm. an enzyme derived from the tropical papaya fruit that is used in some …
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CHYMODIACTIN — USP DI - Chymopapain (Parenteral-Local)
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CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS — "ˌ noun Etymology: chem- + nucleolysis : treatment of a slipped disk by the injection of chymopapain to dissolve the …
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CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS — /kee'moh nooh'klee ol"euh sis, -nyooh'-, kem'oh-/ , n. treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into …
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PAPAIN — enzyme present in the milky juice of the papaya that catalyzes the breakdown of proteins by hydrolysis (addition of a …
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HERNIATED DISK — also called Protruded Disk, or Slipped Disk, intervertebral disk the rubbery centre or nucleus of which has slipped out from …
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