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

/ ˈbəʊtɒks /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Botox¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Botox¹

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

Example Sentences

While Botox received FDA approval to fight existing wrinkles in 2002, experts say preventive injections are a more recent trend, fueled in part by influencers on social media and advertisements targeting younger people.

From Washington Post

But as consumers grew up, Abercrombie—much like its Botox-addicted CEO—refused to age with them.

From The Daily Beast

I have Botox and Restylane once every few months by the best doctor in New York, Pat Wexler.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe you think Botox is no big deal—a quick lunchtime jab to freshen up the face?

From The Daily Beast

Practitioners recommend that Botox should start as early as our 20s so that wrinkles do not have the chance to form.

From The Daily Beast

The owner of the spa where Gwyneth reportedly gets venomized says she uses this stuff instead of Botox.

From The Daily Beast