Botox

[ boh-toks ]

Trademark.
  1. a purified form of botulinum, a neurotoxin causing botulism, injected in minute amounts especially to treat muscle spasms and relax facial muscles in order to reduce wrinkles.

Origin of Botox

1
First recorded in 1980–85; blend of bo(tulinus) or bo(tulin) and tox(in)

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Botox

/ (ˈbəʊtɒks) /


noun
  1. trademark a preparation of botulinum toxin used to treat muscle spasm and to remove wrinkles

Origin of Botox

1
C20: from bot(ulinum) (t)ox(in)

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