PAREGORIC


Meaning of PAREGORIC in English

I. |parə|gȯ]rik, -gä], ]rēk also |per- adjective

also par·e·gor·i·cal ]rə̇kəl, ]rēk-\

Etymology: French parégoreque, from Middle French paregorique, from Late Latin paregoricus, from Greek parēgorikos, from parēgorein to talk over, encourage, soothe (from para- para- (I) + agora assembly, marketplace) + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at agora

archaic : assuaging or soothing pain : mitigating

II. noun

( -s )

1. archaic : a medicine that mitigates pain : anodyne

2. : camphorated tincture of opium used to relieve pain

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