Botox (redirected from Botulinum toxin type a)

Bo·tox  (btks)

A trademark for a preparation of botulinum toxin, used to treat blepharospasms, strabismus, and muscle dystonias and to smooth facial wrinkles.

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Botox [ˈbəʊtɒks]

n

(Medicine)™ a preparation of botulinum toxin used to treat muscle spasm and to remove wrinkles

[from bot(ulinum) (t)ox(in)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

Botox® [ˈbəʊtɒks] n → Botox m
Botox injections → injections fpl de Botox

Botox®

n → Botox® nt; she uses Botox → sie lässt sich Botox spritzen