paregoric
noun
par·e·go·ric
ˌper-ə-ˈgȯr-ik 
-ˈgär-,
ˌpa-rə-
: camphorated tincture of opium used especially to relieve pain
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Parents have always been overwhelmed by babies crying from teething and have used some truly awful, dangerous methods to stop the pain such as drinking alcohol, paregoric (a strong opioid), and now benzocaine.
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Philly.com, 7 June 2018
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paregoric
noun
par·e·go·ric
ˌpar-ə-ˈgȯr-ik
-ˈgōr-,
-ˈgär-
: a liquid mixture of opium and camphor in alcohol used especially to relieve pain
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paregoric
noun
par·e·go·ric
ˌpar-ə-ˈgȯr-ik, -ˈgōr-, -ˈgär-
: camphorated tincture of opium used especially to relieve pain
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