Definition of paregoric in English:

paregoric

noun ˌparɪˈɡɒrɪkˌpɛrəˈɡɔrɪk

mass nounhistorical

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）
Example sentencesExamples
- Medications used in this approach include paregoric, tincture of opium, phenobarbital, benzodiazepines, and chlorpromazine.
- Do not use teething lotions, powders, whiskey, or paregoric (because it has opium in it).
- Opium tincture and paregoric are similar products that are both extracts of opium and are both primarily employed as antidiarrheal agents.
- Calomel, which was used in conjunction with paregoric to treat diarrhea, later was found to be a deadly mercury poison that actually made the diarrhea worse.
- He is more self-indulgent about his agues, fevers, constipation, and other ills, and goes into detail about the remedies for same - among them, paregoric, laudanum, chamomile, and an otherwise unidentified bark tea.
Synonyms
soothing, alleviating, sedative, calmative, calming
painkiller, analgesic, pain reliever, sedative, tranquillizer, anodyne, calmative, opiate, bromide

Origin

Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek parēgorikos 'soothing', from the verb parēgorein, literally 'speak in the assembly', hence 'soothe, console'.

Definition of paregoric in US English:

paregoric

nounˌpɛrəˈɡɔrɪkˌperəˈɡôrik

historical

A medicine consisting of opium flavored with camphor, aniseed, and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhea and coughing in children.
〈史〉（鸦片）复方樟脑酊（原用于治疗儿童腹泻及咳嗽）
Example sentencesExamples
- Calomel, which was used in conjunction with paregoric to treat diarrhea, later was found to be a deadly mercury poison that actually made the diarrhea worse.
- He is more self-indulgent about his agues, fevers, constipation, and other ills, and goes into detail about the remedies for same - among them, paregoric, laudanum, chamomile, and an otherwise unidentified bark tea.
- Opium tincture and paregoric are similar products that are both extracts of opium and are both primarily employed as antidiarrheal agents.
- Medications used in this approach include paregoric, tincture of opium, phenobarbital, benzodiazepines, and chlorpromazine.
- Do not use teething lotions, powders, whiskey, or paregoric (because it has opium in it).
Synonyms
soothing, alleviating, sedative, calmative, calming
painkiller, analgesic, pain reliever, sedative, tranquillizer, anodyne, calmative, opiate, bromide

Origin

Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek parēgorikos ‘soothing’, from the verb parēgorein, literally ‘speak in the assembly’, hence ‘soothe, console’.

单词	paregoric
释义	Definition of paregoric in English: paregoric noun ˌparɪˈɡɒrɪkˌpɛrəˈɡɔrɪk mass nounhistorical 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） Example sentencesExamples Medications used in this approach include paregoric, tincture of opium, phenobarbital, benzodiazepines, and chlorpromazine. Do not use teething lotions, powders, whiskey, or paregoric (because it has opium in it). Opium tincture and paregoric are similar products that are both extracts of opium and are both primarily employed as antidiarrheal agents. Calomel, which was used in conjunction with paregoric to treat diarrhea, later was found to be a deadly mercury poison that actually made the diarrhea worse. He is more self-indulgent about his agues, fevers, constipation, and other ills, and goes into detail about the remedies for same - among them, paregoric, laudanum, chamomile, and an otherwise unidentified bark tea. Synonyms soothing, alleviating, sedative, calmative, calming painkiller, analgesic, pain reliever, sedative, tranquillizer, anodyne, calmative, opiate, bromide Origin Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek parēgorikos 'soothing', from the verb parēgorein, literally 'speak in the assembly', hence 'soothe, console'. Definition of paregoric in US English: paregoric nounˌpɛrəˈɡɔrɪkˌperəˈɡôrik historical A medicine consisting of opium flavored with camphor, aniseed, and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhea and coughing in children. 〈史〉（鸦片）复方樟脑酊（原用于治疗儿童腹泻及咳嗽） Example sentencesExamples Calomel, which was used in conjunction with paregoric to treat diarrhea, later was found to be a deadly mercury poison that actually made the diarrhea worse. He is more self-indulgent about his agues, fevers, constipation, and other ills, and goes into detail about the remedies for same - among them, paregoric, laudanum, chamomile, and an otherwise unidentified bark tea. Opium tincture and paregoric are similar products that are both extracts of opium and are both primarily employed as antidiarrheal agents. Medications used in this approach include paregoric, tincture of opium, phenobarbital, benzodiazepines, and chlorpromazine. Do not use teething lotions, powders, whiskey, or paregoric (because it has opium in it). Synonyms soothing, alleviating, sedative, calmative, calming painkiller, analgesic, pain reliever, sedative, tranquillizer, anodyne, calmative, opiate, bromide Origin Late 17th century: via late Latin from Greek parēgorikos ‘soothing’, from the verb parēgorein, literally ‘speak in the assembly’, hence ‘soothe, console’.
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