chymopapain

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Noun

{{lb|en|enzyme}} A [[proteolytic]] [[enzyme]] isolated from the [[latex]] of [[papaya]] and used to treat [[herniated]] lower [[lumbar]] [[disc]]s in the [[spine]].

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