botulinum toxin A

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botulinum toxin A - 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

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botulinum toxin - any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis

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Botox botulinum toxin botulism neurolysin neurotoxin			Abu Dhabi: A new technique known as botulinum toxin A injection was used on three children with urinary problems for the first time in the UAE at Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC). New technique makes children's life easy by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) Botulinum toxin A is one of the neurotoxins (a neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nervous tissue) produced by Clostridium botulinum. What Is Botox by Maria Llorente / Health care industry community Botulinum toxin A in patients with oromandibular dystonia: long-term follow-up. Effectiveness of repeated treatment with botulinum toxin type A ... by Barron, Rich / Southern Medical Journal			bottom sweep bottom-dweller bottom-dwelling bottom-feeder bottom-feeding bottom-line bottom-up bottom-up processing Bottomed bottoming bottomland bottomless bottomlessness bottommost bottomry bottoms up bottomset bed Bottony Bottrop Botts Botuliform botulin botulinal botulinum botulinum toxin botulinum toxin A botulinus botulinus toxin botulism botulismotoxin Botvinnik Bouaké boubou Bouche bouchee bouchée Bouchees Boucher Boucherize Bouches-du-Rhône Boucicault boucle bouclé bouclée Boud Boudain Boudicca boudin boudin blanc boudin noir boudoir			botuliform botuliform botulin botulin botulin botulin Botulin Toxin Botulin Toxin botulinal botulinal botulinal toxin botulinal toxin botulinal toxin botulinal toxin botulinum botulinum botulinum Botulinum antitoxin Botulinum antitoxin Botulinum antitoxin Botulinum Immune Globulin Botulinum Neurotoxin Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype A – Light Chain Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Botulinum Neurotoxin Type B botulinum toxin botulinum toxin botulinum toxin botulinum toxin botulinum toxin botulinum toxin A Botulinum Toxin Injections Botulinum toxin type a Botulinum toxin type a Botulinum toxin type a Botulinum toxin type a Botulinum toxin type b Botulinum toxin type b Botulinum Toxine Botulinum toxins Botulinum toxins botulinus botulinus botulinus botulinus toxin botulinus toxin botulinus toxin botulinus toxin botulism botulism botulism botulism antitoxin botulism antitoxin botulism antitoxin botulism antitoxin Botulism toxin Botulism toxin Botulism Toxoid botulismotoxin boturon BOTV

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