| 单词 | botulinum toxin |
| 释义 | botulinum toxin/ (ˌbɒtjʊˈlaɪnəm) / nouna pharmaceutical formulation of botulin used in minute doses to treat various forms of muscle spasm and for the cosmetic removal of wrinklesSee Botox Words nearby botulinum toxinbottom yeast, Bottrop, Botts dots, botulin, botulinum, botulinum toxin, botulinus, botulinus toxin, botulism, botulism antitoxin, Botvinnik Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for botulinum toxinbotulinum 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 The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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