paregoric
paregoric
[ˌparɪˈgɒrɪk]
noun
[ˌparɪˈgɒrɪk]
noun
- [mass noun](historical)a medicine consisting of opium flavoured with camphor, aniseed, and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhoea and coughing in children
(史)（鸦片）复方樟脑酊（原用于治疗儿童腹泻及咳嗽）
- late 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parēgorikos 'soothing', from the verb parēgorein literally 'speak in the assembly', hence 'soothe, console'
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