paregoric

& s. [Lat. paregoric us =a uaging, soothing; Gr. parēgorikos, from parēgoros encouraging; parēgorō -to addre , to exhort: para =beside, and agoreuo to speak in an a embly; 3009 pareira-root, pareira-brava root, s. Bot. & Pharm .: A dried root, generally said to be states that the original reputation of Pareira that of Ci ampelos pareira. Hanbury, however, brava was founded on a different plant, viz., Chon drodendron to men to sum, and that the plant furnishing the Pareira root is unknown. A decoction, an extract, and a liquid extract of Pareira are used in catarrhal affections of the bladder, and in pyelitis. Its efficacy is doubted by some. ( Garrod .) păr-el, *păr'-ell, v. t. [A contract. of apparel (q. v.).] To apparel. pa-rěl-con, s. [ Gr.parelkõ =to drawout: para along, and elkõ =to draw.] Gram.: The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a pronoun, verb, or adverb. păr-e-lec-tro-năm-ic, a. [See PARELECTRONPhysiol. Of or relating to par electro no my; as the par electro nomic portion of a muscle. OMY.] electro- ; Gr. nomos =law.] păr-e-lec-tron-ō-mỹ, s. [Pref. para-; Eng. Physiol.: A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.