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PAREGORIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paregoric mean?
• PAREGORIC (noun)
The noun PAREGORIC has 1 sense:
1. medicine used to treat diarrhea
Familiarity information: PAREGORIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medicine used to treat diarrhea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
camphorated tincture of opium; paregoric
Hypernyms ("paregoric" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
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