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pan·a·ce·a P0036100 (păn′ə-sē′ə)n. A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all. [Latin panacēa, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs, all-healing : pan-, pan- + akos, cure.] pan′a·ce′an adj.panacea (ˌpænəˈsɪə) na remedy for all diseases or ills[C16: via Latin from Greek panakeia healing everything, from pan all + akēs remedy] ˌpanaˈcean adjpan•a•ce•a (ˌpæn əˈsi ə) n., pl. -ce•as. 1. a remedy for all ills; cure-all. 2. a solution for all difficulties. [1540–50; < Latin < Greek panákeia=panake-, s. of panakḗs all-healing] pan`a•ce′an, adj. panaceaa cure-all or universal remedy; an elixir. — panacean, adj.See also: RemediesThesaurusNoun | 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 alchemistscatholicon, cure-all, nostrumcurative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve painelixir - a substance believed to cure all ills |
panaceanoun cure-all, elixir, nostrum, heal-all, sovereign remedy, universal cure Western aid will not be a panacea for the country's problems.panaceanounSomething believed to cure all human disorders:catholicon, cure-all.TranslationsAllheilmittelπανάκειαpanaceapanacea universalpanacéepanacea
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panaceaSome antidote or remedy that completely solves a problem. Most so-called panaceas in this industry, if they survive at all, wind up sitting alongside and working with the products they were supposed to replace. In addition, nothing solves a problem without introducing its own new set of problems. See Systemantics.Panaceadaughter of Greek god of healing. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 37]See: MedicinepanaceaenUK
panacea [pan″ah-se´ah] a remedy for all diseases.pan·a·ce·a (pan'ă-sē'ă), A cure-all; a remedy claimed to be curative of all diseases. [G. panakeia, universal remedy, fr. Panacea, Aesculapius' daughter] panacea (păn′ə-sē′ə)n. A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all. pan′a·ce′an adj.pan·a·ce·a (pan'ă-sē'ă) A cure-all; a remedy claimed to be curative of all diseases. panacea A mythical universal remedy or cure-all. See also QUACKERY.Panacea, in Greek mythology, one of the daughters of Aesculapius. panacea - a remedy for all diseases.pan·a·ce·a (pan'ă-sē'ă) A cure-all; remedy claimed to be curative of all diseases. panaceaenUK
Synonyms for panaceanoun cure-allSynonyms- cure-all
- elixir
- nostrum
- heal-all
- sovereign remedy
- universal cure
Synonyms for panaceanoun something believed to cure all human disordersSynonymsSynonyms for panaceanoun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseasesSynonyms- catholicon
- cure-all
- nostrum
Related Words- curative
- cure
- therapeutic
- remedy
- elixir
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