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Botox

The definition of botox is an injected botulin neurotoxin muscle relaxer and is sometimes used to treat spasms, tics and wrinkles.

(noun)

The way many celebrity faces from ten years ago now look much younger is an example of botox.

See Botox in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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a type of purified botulin neurotoxin used in medicine as a muscle relaxant and often injected into facial muscles for cosmetic purposes, as to smooth wrinkles

Origin: bo(tulinum) tox(in) < ModL botulinum, species name < botulinus, former species name < L botulus, sausage: see botulism

See Botox in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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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