Tincture+of+opium

  • 41laudanum — [16] Laudanum, the name of a tincture of opium, a forerunner of modern heroin and crack, was coined by the 16th century Swiss physician Paracelsus. He used it for a medicine of his own devising which according to the prescription he gave out… …

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  • 42Paregoric — 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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  • 43paregoric 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] …

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  • 44paregoric — 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 …

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  • 45Thomas Sydenham — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =250px caption = PAGENAME birth date = September 10, 1624 birth place = Wynford Eagle, Dorset death date = December 29, 1689 death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = English… …

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  • 46Balsam of Mecca — For other products called Balm of Gilead, see Balm of Gilead (disambiguation). Balm of Gilead (also called the balsam of Gilead or Balsam of Mecca) is a resinous gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis (syn. Commiphora opobalsamum), native to… …

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  • 48laudanum — noun A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug …

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  • 49camphorated — Containing camphor. * * * cam·phor·ated kam(p) fə .rāt əd adj impregnated or treated with camphor <paregoric is a camphorated tincture of opium> * * * cam·pho·rat·ed (kam″fə rātґəd) [L. camphoratus] containing or… …

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  • 50DTO — data terminal operator; deodorized tincture of opium …

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