Botox

Bo·tox

 (bō′tŏks′)

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) trademark a preparation of botulinum toxin used to treat muscle spasm and to remove wrinkles

[C20: from bot(ulinum) (t)ox(in)]

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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

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Translations

Botox

Botox®

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

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Botox®

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

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botox

n. bótox, proteína purificada por la bacteria de botulismo clostridium que se emplea en aplicaciones cosméticas.

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