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proper noun 
  1. Daughter of Asclepius and Salus (or Epione). She was the personification of healing through herbs.
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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 for our traffic woes.
  1. (obsolete) A particular plant believed to provide a cure-all.
Translations: 
  • German: Allheilmittel
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Etymology: From (term, panaceaLatin, panacÄa) < Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (panakeia) < (polytonic, ) (panakÄs) "all-healing" < (polytonic, -) (pan-) "all" + (polytonic, á) (akos) "cure"

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