Term: botulinum toxin a: a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth frown lines temporarily
Candidate hypernym: botulinum toxin: any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis → 1
Candidate hypernym: lowest common multiple: the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers → 0
Candidate hypernym: dulse: coarse edible red seaweed → 0
Candidate hypernym: red siskin: South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail → 0
Candidate hypernym: golden mean: the middle between extremes → 0
Candidate hypernym: heat shield: a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry → 0
Candidate hypernym: book: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together) → 0
Candidate hypernym: bell captain: the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel → 0
Candidate hypernym: midazolam: an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures → 0
Candidate hypernym: isotherm: (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time → 0
Candidate hypernym: death adder: venomous Australian snake resembling an adder → 0