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chymopapain

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chy·mo·pa·pa·in  (km-p-pn, -pn)
n.
A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the fruit of the tropical tree Carica papaya that resembles papain and is used in the treatment of herniated intervertebral disks.
[chym(e) + papain.]
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