a potent toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in imperfectly preserved food, etc, causing botulism
Word origin
C19: from botulinus
botulin in American English
(ˈbɑtʃəlɪn)
noun
the toxin causing botulism
Examples of 'botulin' in a sentence
botulin
Several treatment options still need further investigation; including acupuncture, botulin toxin or cortical activation by thalamic stimulation.
Géraldine Martens, Steven Laureys, Aurore Thibaut 2017, 'Spasticity Management in Disorders of Consciousness', Brain Scienceshttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/7/12/162. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Recently, new diagnostic facilities, and also therapeutic modalities, such as esophageal botulin toxin injection and hypnosis are under investigations.
Gerson Ricardo de Souza Domingues, Joaquim Prado P. Moraes-Filho 2009, 'Dor torácica não-cardiogênica Non-cardiac chest pain', Arquivos de Gastroenterologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032009000300018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study aimed at comparing the analgesic effect of botulin toxin and bupivacaine for triggering-points infiltration in chronic myofascial syndrome.
Eduardo Keiichi Unno, Rioko Kimiko Sakata, Adriana Machado Issy 2005, 'Estudo comparativo entre toxina botulínica e bupivacaína para infiltração de pontos-gatilhoem síndrome miofascial crônica Estudio comparativo entre toxina botulínica y bupivacaínapara infiltración de puntos-gatillo en síndrome miofascial crónica Comparative studybetween botulin toxin and bupivacaine for triggering-points infiltration in chronicmyofascial syndrome', Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942005000200011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)