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paregoric

[ par-i-gawr-ik, -gor- ]
/ ˌpær ɪˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr- /

noun Pharmacology.

a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
any soothing medicine; anodyne.

adjective

Archaic. assuaging pain; soothing.

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Origin of paregoric

1675–85; <Late Latin parēgoricus<Greek parēgorikós soothing, equivalent to parḗgor(os) pertaining to consolatory speech (equivalent to par-par- + -ēgor-, combining form of agorā́agora1 + -os adj. suffix) + -ikos-ic

Words nearby paregoric

pardon, pardoner, Pardubice, pare, paregmenon, paregoric, pareidolia, pareira, pareira brava, paren., parenchyma
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British Dictionary definitions for paregoric

paregoric
/ (ˌpærəˈɡɒrɪk) /

noun

a medicine containing opium, benzoic acid, camphor (English paregoric) or ammonia (Scottish paregoric), and anise oil, formerly widely used to relieve diarrhoea and coughing in children

Word Origin for paregoric

C17 (meaning: relieving pain): via Late Latin from Greek parēgorikos soothing, from parēgoros relating to soothing speech, from para- 1 (beside, alongside of) + -ēgor-, from agoreuein to speak in assembly, from agora assembly
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

Medical definitions for paregoric

paregoric
[ păr′ə-gôr′ĭk ]

n.

A camphorated tincture of opium, taken internally for the relief of diarrhea and intestinal pain.
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