botulinum toxin

English

Noun

botulinum toxin (plural botulinum toxins)

A neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

Synonyms

botulin
botulinum neurotoxin
BT / Bt (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

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

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.