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Botox

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Bo·tox  (btks)
A trademark for a preparation of botulinum toxin, used to treat blepharospasms, strabismus, and muscle dystonias and to smooth facial wrinkles.
Botox
Noun
Trademark
a preparation of botulinum toxin used to treat muscle spasm and to remove wrinkles
Verb
to apply Botox to (someone, a part of the body, etc) [from bot(ulinum) (t)ox(in)]
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Noun1.Botox - a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth frown lines temporarily
botulinum toxin A
botulinum toxin - any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis


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