paregoric adjective & noun. [parɪ'gɒrɪk] L17.
[Late Latin paregoricus from Greek parēgorikos encouraging, soothing, from parēgorein console, soothe.]
A. adjective. Of a medicine: relieving pain, soothing. L17.
paregoric elixir a camphorated (or formerly, ammoniated) tincture of opium flavoured with aniseed and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhoea and coughing in children.
b. noun.
1. A soothing or pain-relieving medicine. L17.

2. spec. = paregoric elixir above. L19.

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