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