paregoric elixir

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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.]

paregoric [ˌpærəˈgɒrɪk]

(Medicine / Pharmacology) a medicine containing opium, benzoic acid, camphor (English paregoric) or ammonia (Scottish paregoric), and anise oil, formerly widely used to relieve diarrhoea and coughing in children

[C17 (meaning: relieving pain): via Late Latin from Greek parēgorikos soothing, from parēgoros relating to soothing speech, from para-¹ (beside, alongside of) + -ēgor-, from agoreuein to speak in assembly, from agora assembly]

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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

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