See Also: paregoric(medicine)
paregoric(dictionary)

paregoric (iou)



paregoric adjective & noun. L17.
[Late Latin paregoricus from Greek paregorikos encouraging, soothing, from paregorein console, soothe.]
A. adjective. Of a medicine: relieving pain, soothing. L17.
paregoric elixir a camphorated (or formerly, ammoniated) tincture of opium flavoured with aniseed and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhoea and coughing in children.
b. noun.
A soothing or pain-relieving medicine. L17.
spec. = paregoric elixir above. L19.