Botox

American  

[boh-toks] / ˈboʊ tɒks /

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.

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Botox British  

/ ˈbəʊtɒks /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Botox

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

Example Sentences

Or had he resorted to Botox in his quest to stave off signs of decline and old age?

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I don’t know how that happened, by the way — I don’t get Botox or anything.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Patrick Grandy, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, called the case the “largest Botox fraud scheme in the United States.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Medical spas offering Botox and filler are popping up on suburban street corners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

"Is that why you wanted Botox gift certificates for Eid?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda