BOTULINUM TOXIN A

 Dictionary entry overview: What does botulinum toxin A mean? 

• BOTULINUM TOXIN A (noun)
  The noun BOTULINUM TOXIN A 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: BOTULINUM TOXIN A used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOTULINUM TOXIN A (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 ("botulinum toxin A" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

Also called botulinum toxin A and botulinum toxin type A.

(Botox, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Botox and botulinum toxin A.

(botulinum toxin type A, NCI Dictionary)