BOTOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Botox mean? 

• BOTOX (noun)
  The noun BOTOX has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: BOTOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOTOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Botox; botulinum toxin A

Hypernyms ("Botox" is a kind of...):

botulinum toxin (any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis)

 Context examples 

You should not use Botox if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

(Botox, NIH)

Also called Botox and botulinum toxin type A.

(botulinum toxin A, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Botox and botulinum toxin A.

(botulinum toxin type A, NCI Dictionary)

Doctors use medicines, Botox injections, surgery, physical therapy, and other treatments to reduce or eliminate muscle spasms and pain.

(Dystonia, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Botox is also used to smooth wrinkles on the face.

(Botox, NCI Dictionary)

That makes the early part of January best for Libra men and women to shop, schedule Botox, change the way you wear your hair, or make any other improvement to your looks.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Botulinum toxins, such as Botox, work by blocking the nerve signals for muscles to contract and have been used to treat migraines and certain movement disorders.

(Scientists identify spasm in women with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain, National Institutes of Health)

Botox injections work by weakening or paralyzing certain muscles or by blocking certain nerves.

(Botox, NIH)

The drug Botox is a form of the toxin that can be used in small amounts to treat certain medical conditions.

(Botox, NCI Dictionary)

Do you use Botox? Make your appointment for early February, well in advance of Mercury retrograde to be sure you like the results.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)