paregoric
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views updated May 18 2018paregoric assuaging pain XVII; sb. for
p. elixir camphorated tincture of opium XIX. — late L.
parēgoricus — Gr.
parēgorikós encouraging, soothing, f.
parēgorein console, soothe, f.
PARA-1 beside +
ēgor-, var. of
agor- in
agoreúein speak in the assembly; see
-IC.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
paregoric
oxford
views updated May 17 2018par·e·gor·ic / ˌparəˈgôrik/ •
n. a medicine consisting of opium flavored with camphor, aniseed, and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhea and coughing in children.
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