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PAREGORICS
Noun
paregorics
plural of paregoric
Source: Wiktionary
PAREGORIC
Par`e*gor"ic a. Etym: [L. paregoricus, Gr. parégorique. See Allegory.]
Definition: Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.
Par`e*gor"ic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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