panacea

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing;
    Daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia (synset 109586171)
    instance hypernym: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
  2. Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases;
    Once sought by the alchemists (synset 103886467)
    hypernym: curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
    hyponym: elixir - a substance believed to cure all ills
    synonym: catholicon, cure-all, nostrum

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