Definition of Botox
—used for a preparation of botulinum toxin
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medical Definition of Botox
—used for a preparation of botulinum toxin type A
medical Definition of Botox
:to inject botulinum toxin into (part of the body and especially part of the face) usually for cosmetic purposes (as to minimize wrinkles)
- And like thousands of other women who have been Botoxed and were pleased with the results, she's pursuing new and better ways of using a syringe to erase the other signs of aging on her face.
- —Unmesh Kher, Time, 19 May 2003
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