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Definition of: paregoric
(par′ə·gôr′ik, -gor′ik) noun
1. A medicine that assuages pain.
2. A camphorated tincture of opium. [<LL paregoricus <Gk. parēgorikos, parēgoros soothing <para- beside + -agoros speaking <agora assembly, market place]
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