Panacea \Pan`a*ce"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? all-healing; ?, ?, all + ? to heal.] 1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction. 2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.
panacea n : hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists [syn: {nostrum}, {cure-all}]