Meaning of PAREGORIC
| Pronunciation: | | `paru'gorik
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| | Definition: | | [n] medicine used to treat diarrhea |
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| | Synonyms: | | camphorated tincture of opium |
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| | See Also: | | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Par`e*gor"ic\, a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. ?, from ?
addressing, encouraging, soothing; ? beside + ? an assembly:
cf. F. par['e]gorique. See {Allegory}.]
Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.
\Par`e*gor"ic\, n. (Med.)
A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically,
camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also {paregoric
elexir}.
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