pan·a·cea \ˈpanəˈsēə\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, from Greek panakeia, from panakēs all-healing, panacea (from pan- + -akēs — from akeisthai to heal — ) + -ia -y; akin to Greek akos remedy — more at autacoid : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : a universal remedy : cure-all < all con men know that the panacea for all legal troubles is the fix — D.W.Maurer >