panacea
- A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
- A solution to all problems.
- (obsolete) The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/
Etymology
From Latin panacēa, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).
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trademarked medicine
universal cure
miracle drug
universal remedy
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