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paregoric |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paregoric \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also {paregoric elexir}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paregoric n : used to treat diarrhea [syn: {camphorated tincture of opium}]
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