panacea (redirected from panaceas)

pan·a·ce·a  (pn-s)

n.

A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.

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[Latin panaca, from Greek panakeia, from panaks, all-healing : pan-, pan- + akos, cure.]

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pana·cean adj.

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panacea [pan-a-see-a]

Noun

a remedy for all diseases or problems [Greek pan- all + akēs remedy]

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panacea

a cure-all or universal remedy; an elixir. — panacean, adj.

See also: Remedies

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Panacea - (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia
	2.	panacea - hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists catholicon, cure-all, nostrum curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills

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panacea

noun cure-all, elixir, nostrum, heal-all, sovereign remedy, universal cure

Translations

panacea [pænəˈsɪə] n → panacea

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panacea [pænəˈsɪə] n → panacée f

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panacea [pænəˈsɪə] n → Allheilmittel nt

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panacea [pænəˈsɪə] n → panacea