n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. paregoricus, Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; addressing, encouraging, soothing; para` beside + &unr_; an assembly: cf. F. parégorique. See Allegory. ] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir. [ 1913 Webster ]