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Word: Paregoric
Speech Type: Noun
late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek parēgorikos ‘soothing’, from the verb parēgorein, literally ‘speak in the assembly’, hence ‘soothe, console’
ˌparəˈɡɒrɪk
a medicine consisting of opium flavoured with camphor, aniseed, and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhoea and coughing in children.
Short Definition:medicine consisting of opium flavoured with camphor, aniseed, and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhoea and coughing in children
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