8 definitions found for Panacea

Panacea PANACE'A, n. [L. from Gr. all, and to cure.]
1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine.
2. An herb.

Panacea n 1: (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia 2: hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all]

panacea
n. a universal remedy.
Derivatives:
panacean adj.
Etymology: L f. Gk panakeia f. panakes all-healing (as PAN-, akos remedy)

panacea (panaceas) If you say that something is not a panacea for a particular set of problems, you mean that it will not solve all those problems. Membership of the ERM is not a panacea for Britain's economic problems... N-COUNT: usu with brd-neg

panacea ˌpænəˈsɪə n. a universal remedy. øøpanacean adj. [L f. Gk panakeia f. panakes all-healing (as PAN-, akos remedy)]

Panacea Pan`a*ce"a, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? all-healing; ?, ?, all + ? to heal.] 1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction. 2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.

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panacea n. Catholicon, cure-all, panpharmacon, universal medicine, universal remedy.