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chymopapain [‚kī·mō·pə′pī·ən] (biochemistry) Any one of several proteolytic enzymes obtained from papaya. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One hundred eighty-six of 327 patients without nonorganic signs, in contrast, were free of pain or had minimal limitations in activity following the chymopapain injection. This cost-effectiveness issue has been examined empirically by Norton (1986), who studied the costs of surgical disc removal by both excision and use of chymopapain (an enzymatic lytic agent) in workers' compensation claimants in Oregon. This first attempt to define prevalence rates of papain hypersensitivity in people with allergies is significant for its possible relationship to chemonucleolysis--the injection of chymopapain to dissolve herniated lumbar disks. |
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