was wotd|2007|November|15
see|Panacea
English

Etymology
From L. term|panacea#Latin|panac�a < AGr. polytonic|�ανάκεια (panakeia) < polytonic|�ανακή� (panak�s) "all-healing" < polytonic|�αν- (pan-) "all" + polytonic|�κο� (akos) "cure"

Pronunciation
a|RP|US enPR|p�n"�-s�'�, IPA|/�pæn.��si�.�/
rhymes|i�

Noun
en-noun

1. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
2. Something that will solve all problems.

#:A monorail will be a panacea for our traffic woes.

1. obsolete A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.

Synonyms
sense|remedy to cure all disease catholicon, cure-all

Translations
trans-top|remedy believed to cure all disease
Czech: všelék m
German: Allheilmittel n
Latin: panacea#Latin|panac�a f
trans-mid
Polish: panaceum m
Portuguese: panacéia f
Spanish: #Spanish|panacea f
trans-bottom

trans-top|something that will solve all problems
German: Allheilmittel n
trans-mid
Polish: #Polish|panaceum m
Spanish: #Spanish|panacea f
trans-bottom

trans-top|particular plant
Latin: panacea#Latin|panac�a f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
nostrum

Category:Medicine

Latin

Etymology
From AGr.|la polytonic|�ανάκεια (panakeia) < polytonic|�ανακή� (panak�s) "all-healing" < polytonic|�αν- (pan-) "all" + polytonic|�κο� (akos) "cure"

Noun
la-noun|panac�a|panaceae|panac�ae|f|first

1. A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases.
2. #English|panacea, catholicon.

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-f

1. #English|panacea

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