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Panacea

Panacea

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A goddess of healing in Greek stories who can cure any illness
  • proper noun
  • /ˌpænəˈsiːə/
  • Literature
: Panacea
  • He cited the oath's beginning, in which the new physician swears by Apollo, Aesculapius, Hygieia, Panacea, and all the other Greek gods and goddesses.

Examples

  • Photograph courtesy of Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Panacea, Florida.

    Academic text (2008)

  • If you just look up Epic, EPIC, Epic Panacea, there's a, they've got their central website, which kind of explains it.

  • I wasn't even sure she could do any good for Panacea.

    Blog text (8)

  • And the final one is in Asia and it is Panacea, which stands for Pan Asian collaboration for evidence based E Health adoption and application.

  • He is also a historian and archivist at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C., and co-authored "Panacea or Pipe Dream?"

    Academic text (1999)

  • I swear by Apollo, the physician, by Hygeia, Panacea, and all the gods and goddesses, that according to my ability and judgment, I will keep this oath and stipulation to reckon him who teaches me this art equally dear with my parents.

    Portrait in Black (1960)

  • In ancient art, Panacea is often depicted as a beautiful woman holding a healing potion.

  • The ancient Greeks believed that Panacea could cure all diseases and ailments.

  • Many medical texts from antiquity reference Panacea as the goddess of healing and health.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Panacea comes from Greek parts pan- meaning 'all' and akos meaning 'cure'. It was the name of a goddess who could heal every illness, which is why panacea now means a 'cure for everything'.