botulinum toxin

English

Noun

botulinum toxin (plural botulinum toxins)

1. A neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

Synonyms

• botulin
• botulinum neurotoxin
• BT / Bt (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• neurotoxin
• toxin

Hyponyms

• botulinum toxin type A / BT-A / botox
• botulinum toxin type B / BT-B

Derived terms

• Botox
• BT / Bt (abbreviation)
• botulinum toxin type A / BT-A
• botulinum toxin type B / BT-B

Related terms

• botulinum
• toxin

Translations

neurotoxic protein produced by Clostridium botulinum

• Finnish: botuliini (fi)
• French: toxine botulique (fr) f
• German: Botulinumtoxin (de) n, Botulinustoxin (de) n
• Italian: tossina botulinica f
• Polish: jad kiełbasiany m