paregoric

Meanings

Noun

  • A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium.

Adjective

  • Assuaging or soothing pain.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός ("soothing"), from παρηγορέω.

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