Par`e*gor"ic (?), a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. &?;, from &?; addressing, encouraging, soothing; para` beside + &?; an assembly: cf. F. parégorique. See Allegory.] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.

Par`e*gor"ic, n. (Med.) A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir.