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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.



Botox

/ ˈəʊɒ /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Botox1

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

Origin of Botox1

C20: from bot(ulinum) (t)ox(in)
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Example Sentences

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One of the few treatments that has given her relief is medical Botox - having dozens of injections in her head, face and neck.

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Shrugs one ritzy woman, “It stops them beating the Botox out of their wives.”

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Botox is now injected behind the ears to tilt them forward, creating the illusion of a smaller, daintier face.

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"When it comes to Botox that's easy, Botox is a prescription drug," he said, adding he believes it should only be administered by trained practitioners, typically a doctor with prescribing authority.

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"No clinic regulated by us, and run by a healthcare professional, would be permitted to run Botox parties as an appropriate environment to provide such a treatment."

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