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at⋅a⋅rax⋅i⋅a

  [at-uh-rak-see-uh]
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–noun
a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.
Also, at⋅a⋅rax⋅y  [at-uh-rak-see] .

Origin:
1595–1605; < L < Gk: calmness, equiv. to atarák(tos) unmoved (a- a- 6 + tarak-, var. s. of tarássein to disturb + -tos verbid suffix) + -s(is) -sis + -ia -ia

Related forms:
at⋅a⋅rac⋅tic  [at-uh-rak-tik] , at⋅a⋅rax⋅ic, adjective, noun
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at·a·rac·tic   (āt'ə-rāk'tĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to a drug or other agent that has a tranquilizing effect.

[From Greek ataraktos, undisturbed : a-, not; see a-1 + taraktos, disturbed (from tarassein, tarak-, to disturb).]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1at·a·rac·tic
Pronunciation: "at-&-'rak-tik
Variant: or at·a·rax·ic /-'rak-sik/
Function: adjective
: tending to tranquilize <ataractic drugs>

Main Entry: 2ataractic
Variant: or ataraxic
Function: noun
: TRANQUILIZER

Main Entry: at·a·rax·ia
Pronunciation: "at-&-'rak-sE-&
Variant: or at·a·raxy /'at-&-"rak-sE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -rax·ias or -rax·ies
: calmness untroubled by mental or emotional disquiet
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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