💊paregoric

noun
/ˌpærəˈɡɔːrɪk/

Meaning

a medicine containing opium, once used to relieve pain and diarrhea

Example Sentences

Doctors once prescribed paregoric to treat diarrhea in children.

Synonyms

medicine, tincture, remedy, opiate

Antonyms

toxin, poison

Collocations

paregoric tincture, prescribed paregoric, paregoric treatment

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