paregoric

noun

par·​e·​go·​ric ˌper-ə-ˈgȯr-ik 

-ˈgär-,

ˌpa-rə-

: camphorated tincture of opium used especially to relieve pain

Examples of paregoric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Parents have always been overwhelmed by babies crying from teething and have used some truly awful, dangerous methods to stop the pain such as drinking alcohol, paregoric (a strong opioid), and now benzocaine. —Philly.com, 7 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

French parégorique mitigating pain, from Late Latin paregoricus, from Greek parēgorikos, from parēgorein to talk over, soothe, from para- + agora assembly, from ageirein to gather

First Known Use

circa 1827, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

paregoric

noun

par·​e·​go·​ric ˌpar-ə-ˈgȯr-ik 

-ˈgōr-,

-ˈgär-

: a liquid mixture of opium and camphor in alcohol used especially to relieve pain

Medical Definition

paregoric

noun

par·​e·​go·​ric ˌpar-ə-ˈgȯr-ik, -ˈgōr-, -ˈgär- 

: camphorated tincture of opium used especially to relieve pain