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