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

Nurses and pharmacists have been putting patients at risk by supplying Botox without proper checks, a BBC undercover investigation has found.

From BBC

Botox users in their 20s and early 30s hope to prevent lines forming in the first place, or to target a crease before it becomes a wrinkle.

From BBC

Clinics offering lower-risk procedures such as Botox and fillers will need a licence, and age limits will be introduced to stop children from copying dangerous beauty trends seen on social media.

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Rules on who can offer lower-risk treatments such as lip fillers, Botox and facial dermal fillers will also change.

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Botox injections are a common cosmetic procedure given to reduce facial lines and wrinkles.

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