botulinum toxin

/ (ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəm) /

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a pharmaceutical formulation of botulin used in minute doses to treat various forms of muscle spasm and for the cosmetic removal of wrinklesSee Botox

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Words nearby botulinum toxin

bottom yeast, Bottrop, Botts dots, botulin, botulinum, botulinum toxin, botulinus, botulinus toxin, botulism, botulism antitoxin, Botvinnik

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How to use botulinum toxin in a sentence

In this understanding, art is like a medicine or a toxin, transforming its audience for good or ill.
The Insane Swedish Plan to Rate Games for Sexism|Nick Gillespie|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact Botulinum Toxin is a lethal substance that can cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.
Nicole Kidman Botox Insanity: Why All Women Lose Out When We Obsess Over Stars’ Faces|Emma Woolf|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same toxin that causes this “pseudomembrane” to form can also damage organs like the heart and kidneys.
Thanks to Anti-Vaxxers, Mumps Are Back. What’s Next?|Russell Saunders|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though she has clarified that she “and the autism community” are not anti-vaccine per se, they are “anti-toxin and anti-schedule.”
Twitter Crushes Anti-Vaccination Queen Jenny McCarthy|The Daily Beast|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It presumes “that art is an instrument like medicine or a toxin that can be injected into us and transform us.”
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It does, however, unite with the toxin or poison given off by the germs and renders it entirely harmless.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
The severe cramp from which athletes are liable to suffer is due to an accumulation of this toxin.
Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them|Charles David Musgrove
Get out bandages, have hot water, make the hypodermics ready and mix some strong morphia and anti-toxin solution.
The Blind Lion of the Congo|Elliott Whitney
This "control" then serves to demonstrate the freedom of the toxin from living bacteria.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
We encourage the enterprising doctor in his giddy chase after the nimble dollar, as he produces anti-toxin serums to order.
Nuggets of the New Thought|William Walker Atkinson,

Scientific definitions for botulinum toxin

botulinum toxin

[ bŏch′ə-lī′nəm ]

Any of several enzymes produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that are extremely potent neurotoxins. Botulinum toxin interferes with the ability of neurons to release acetylcholine at nerve-muscle junctures, thereby inducing the paralysis of botulism. Botulinum toxin is resistant to enzymatic digestion in the body and is used as an antispasmodic and a treatment for wrinkles by paralyzing facial muscles. Also called botulin