Usually means: Enzyme used to dissolve herniated disks.
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  1. chymopapain: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. chymopapain: Wiktionary
  3. chymopapain: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. chymopapain: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. chymopapain: Dictionary.com
  6. Chymopapain: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. chymopapain: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. chymopapain: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. chymopapain: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  5. chymopapain: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (chymopapain)

noun:  (biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme isolated from the latex of papaya and used to treat herniated lower lumbar discs in the spine.

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