paregoric

Meaning

Noun

A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium.

Adj

Assuaging or soothing pain.

Synonyms

anodyne

sedative

camphorated tincture of opium

soothing

antidiarrheal

sedative analgesic

lenitive

mitigative

nepenthe

painkilling

sedation

analgetic

clorazepate

tranquilizer

tranquilliser

antidiarrheal drug

obstipant

bromazepam

analgesic

balsamic

depressant

downer

Translations

élixir parégorique

teinture d’opium benzoïque

paregórico

sedant

Beruhigungsmittel

schmerzstillend

paregòric

πραϋντικό φάρμακο

πραϋντικός

calmant

sédatif

analgésique

lénitif

parégorique

angstlösendes Mittel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pæɹɪˈɡɒɹɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, “to console, comfort”).