paregoric

[ par-i-gawr-ik, -gor- ]

/ ˌpær ɪˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr- /

noun Pharmacology.

a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.

any soothing medicine; anodyne.

adjective

Archaic. assuaging pain; soothing.

Origin of paregoric

1675–85; <Late Latin parēgoricus<Greek parēgorikós soothing, equivalent to parḗgor(os) pertaining to consolatory speech (equivalent to par-par- + -ēgor-, combining form of agorā́agora¹ + -os adj. suffix) + -ikos-ic

Words nearby paregoric

pardon, pardoner, Pardubice, pare, paregmenon, paregoric, pareidolia, pareira, pareira brava, paren., parenchyma

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Example sentences from the Web for paregoric

Besides nearly breaking my neck, I broke the paregoric bottle and got glass in my feet.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
So I took a vial of paregoric from my pocket and give it a drop and it went off to sleep like an angel.
Hidden Hand|Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Boil them to a syrup; and when quite cold, add two table-spoonfuls of paregoric elixir, which is made in the following manner.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
Powders used for colds in the nose, also paregoric and laudanum, contain these harmful drugs.
Health Lessons|Alvin Davison

I consider that, more than to anything else, I owe the success of our great undertaking to arnica and paregoric.
A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for paregoric

paregoric

/ (ˌpærəˈɡɒrɪk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for paregoric

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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Medical definitions for paregoric

paregoric

[ păr′ə-gôr′ĭk ]

n.

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

单词	paregoric
释义	paregoric [ par-i-gawr-ik, -gor- ] / ˌpær ɪˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr- / noun Pharmacology. a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children. any soothing medicine; anodyne. adjective Archaic. assuaging pain; soothing. Origin of paregoric 1675–85; <Late Latin parēgoricus<Greek parēgorikós soothing, equivalent to parḗgor(os) pertaining to consolatory speech (equivalent to par-par- + -ēgor-, combining form of agorā́agora¹ + -os adj. suffix) + -ikos-ic Words nearby paregoric pardon, pardoner, Pardubice, pare, paregmenon, paregoric, pareidolia, pareira, pareira brava, paren., parenchyma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paregoric Besides nearly breaking my neck, I broke the paregoric bottle and got glass in my feet. Watch Yourself Go By\|Al. G. Field So I took a vial of paregoric from my pocket and give it a drop and it went off to sleep like an angel. Hidden Hand\|Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth Boil them to a syrup; and when quite cold, add two table-spoonfuls of paregoric elixir, which is made in the following manner. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,\|Mary Eaton Powders used for colds in the nose, also paregoric and laudanum, contain these harmful drugs. Health Lessons\|Alvin Davison I consider that, more than to anything else, I owe the success of our great undertaking to arnica and paregoric. A Tramp Abroad, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for paregoric paregoric / (ˌpærəˈɡɒrɪk) / noun 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 Word Origin for paregoric 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for paregoric paregoric [ păr′ə-gôr′ĭk ] n. A camphorated tincture of opium, taken internally for the relief of diarrhea and intestinal pain. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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