'Paregoric' definitions:
Definition of 'paregoric'
From: WordNet
noun
Medicine used to treat diarrhea [syn: paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium]
Definition of 'Paregoric'
From: GCIDE
- Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. ?, from ? addressing, encouraging, soothing; para` beside + ? an assembly: cf. F. par['e]gorique. See Allegory.] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Paregoric'
From: GCIDE
- Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also {paregoric elexir}. [1913 Webster]