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Botox Definition

☆ Bo·tox (bō′täks′)

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

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

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