- Paregoric
- Paregoric Par`e*gor"ic, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also {paregoric elexir}. [1913 Webster]
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Paregoric — Paregoric, or camphorated tincture of opium, also known as tinctura opii camphorata , is a medication known for its antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic properties. It was a household remedy in the 18th and 19th centuries, when it was widely … Wikipedia
Paregoric — Par e*gor ic, a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. ?, from ? addressing, encouraging, soothing; para beside + ? an assembly: cf. F. par[ e]gorique. See {Allegory}.] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paregoric — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
paregoric — PAREGÓRIC, paregorice, s.n. Mângâiere, consolare. – cf. p a r i g o r i e. Trimis de valeriu, 03.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 … Dicționar Român
paregoric — (n.) medicine that soothes pain, 1704, from adjective (1680s) soothing, from L.L. paregoricus, from Gk. paregorikos soothing, encouraging, consoling, from paregorein speak soothingly to, from paregoros consoling, from para beside (see PARA (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
paregoric — [par΄ə gôr′ik] adj. [LL paregoricus < Gr parēgorikos < parēgoros, speaking, consoling, soothing < para , on the side of (see PARA 1) + agora, assembly, AGORA1] Archaic soothing or lessening pain n. 1. Archaic a medicine that soothes or… … English World dictionary
paregoric — /par i gawr ik, gor /, n. Pharm. 1. a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children. 2. any soothing medicine; anodyne. adj. 3. Archaic. assuaging pain; soothing. [1675 85; < LL … Universalium
paregoric — n. (in full paregoric elixir) hist. a camphorated tincture of opium used to reduce pain. Etymology: LL paregoricus f. Gk paregorikos soothing (as PARA (1), agoros speaking f. agora assembly) … Useful english dictionary
paregoric elexir — Paregoric Par e*gor ic, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; called also {paregoric elexir}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paregoric — noun Etymology: French parégorique mitigating pain, from Late Latin paregoricus, from Greek parēgorikos, from parēgorein to talk over, soothe, from para + agora assembly, from ageirein to gather Date: circa 1827 camphorated tincture of opium used … New Collegiate Dictionary
