paregoric (redirected from paregoric elixir)

par·e·gor·ic  (pr-gôrk, -gr-)

n.

A camphorated tincture of opium, taken internally for the relief of diarrhea and intestinal pain.

---

[Late Latin pargoricus, soothing, from Greek pargorikos, from pargorein, to talk over, soothe, from pargoros, consoling : para-, beside; see para-¹ + agor, agora; see agora¹.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paregoric - medicine used to treat diarrhea camphorated tincture of opium medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease