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paregoric(dictionary)
intervening(dictionary)
intervening sequence(medicine)
intervening variable(medicine)
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intervening variable (medicine) and paregoric (iou)


intervening variable (medicine)


intervening variable


An event, such as an attitude or emotion, inferred to occur within an organism between the stimulation and response in such a way as to influence or determine the response.


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.