Meaning Of The Word Paregoric
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Paregoric Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Paregoric?
paregoric in American English
a medicine that soothes or lessens pain soothing or lessening pain adjective: assuaging pain; soothing noun: a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children paregoric in British English noun: a medicine containing opium, benzoic acid, camphor (English paregoric) or ammonia (Scottish paregoric), and anise oil, formerly widely used to relieve diarrhoea and coughing in children |
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