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.
Also Known As:
Discolysis; Chemolysis, Intervertebral Disc; Nucleolysis, Intervertebral Disc; Chemolyses, Intervertebral Disc; Chemolyses, Intervertebral Disk; Chemonucleolyses; Discolyses; Intervertebral Disc Chemolyses; Intervertebral Disc Nucleolyses; Intervertebral Disc Nucleolysis; Intervertebral Disk Chemolyses; Intervertebral Disk Nucleolyses; Intervertebral Disk Nucleolysis; Nucleolyses, Intervertebral Disc; Nucleolyses, Intervertebral Disk; Chemolysis, Intervertebral Disk; Chemonucleolysis; Intervertebral Disk Chemolysis; Nucleolysis, Intervertebral Disk