[ ˌparɪ'gɒrɪk ]
■ noun a medicine containing opium and camphor, formerly used to treat diarrhoea and coughing in children.
Origin
C17: via late L. from Gk parēgorikos 'soothing'.
PAREGORIC
Meaning of PAREGORIC in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004