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Definition of paregoric - 5 dictionary results

par⋅e⋅gor⋅ic

  [par-i-gawr-ik, -gor-]
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–noun Pharmacology.
1. a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
2. any soothing medicine; anodyne.
–adjective
3. Archaic. assuaging pain; soothing.
Origin:
1675–85; < LL parēgoricus < Gk parēgorikós soothing, equiv. to pargor(os) pertaining to consolatory speech (equiv. to par- par- + -ēgor-, comb. form of agor agora + -os adj. suffix) + -ikos -ic
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par·e·gor·ic   (pār'ə-gôr'ĭk, -gŏr'-)   
n.  A camphorated tincture of opium, taken internally for the relief of diarrhea and intestinal pain.

[Late Latin parēgoricus, soothing, from Greek parēgorikos, from parēgorein, to talk over, soothe, from parēgoros, consoling : para-, beside; see para-1 + agorā, agora; see agora1.]
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Main Entry: par·e·go·ric
Pronunciation: "par-&-'gor-ik, -'gOr-, -'gär-
Function: noun
: camphorated tincture of opium usedespecially to relieve pain
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paregoric par·e·gor·ic (pār'ə-gôr'ĭk)
n.
A camphorated tincture of opium, taken internally for the relief of diarrhea and intestinal pain.

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paregoric

preparation principally used in the treatment of diarrhea. Paregoric, which decreases movement of the stomach and intestinal muscles, is made from opium tincture (laudanum) or from powdered opium and includes anise oil, camphor, benzoic acid, glycerin, and diluted alcohol. The usual adult dose is 5-10 millilitres. In early medical writings the term paregoric sometimes was used in reference to soothing medicaments in general.

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