n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pa-r ə - ' go ̇ r-ik, - ' gär-
Function: noun
Etymology: French parégorique mitigating pain, from Late Latin paregoricus, from Greek par ē gorikos, from par ē gorein to talk over, soothe, from para- + agora assembly, from ageirein to gather
Date: circa 1827
: camphorated tincture of opium used especially to relieve pain