catholicon

noun

ca·​thol·​i·​con kə-ˈthä-lə-ˌkän 

: cure-all, panacea

Synonyms

• cure-all
• elixir
• nostrum
• panacea
• theriac

Examples of catholicon in a Sentence

he seems to prescribe fluids and rest as a catholicon for everything

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek katholikon, neuter of katholikos

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

catholicon

noun

ca·​thol·​i·​con kə-ˈthäl-ə-ˌkän 

: something that is a cure-all or panacea