Plural noun referring to multiple ataraxic drugs or substances that produce calmness and reduce anxiety.
Plural of ataraxic (adjective used as noun), from Greek 'ataraxia', referring to medications or substances with tranquilizing properties.
When 'ataraxics' were first introduced as a drug class in the mid-20th century, they were called 'tranquilizers,' but the term 'ataraxics' was actually preferred in medical literature because it had that impressive Greek pedigree and scientific gravitas.
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