troche
[ troh-kee ]
/ ˈtroʊ ki /
noun Pharmacology.
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
Origin of troche
1590–1600; back formation from
troches, earlier
tro(s)chies, late Middle English
trocis (taken as plural) < Middle French
trocisse < Latin
trochiscus < Greek
trochískos, equivalent to
troch(ós) wheel (akin to
tréchein to run) +
-iskos diminutive suffix
Words nearby troche
troch.,
trochaic,
trochal,
trochanter,
trochanterian,
troche,
trochee,
trochelminth,
trochilus,
trochlea,
trochlear
British Dictionary definitions for troche
Word Origin for troche
C16: from French
trochisque, from Late Latin
trochiscus, from Greek
trokhiskos little wheel, from
trokhos wheel
Medical definitions for troche
troche
[ trō′kē ]
n.
A small, circular medicinal lozenge; a pastille.