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troche definition

tro·che (trō′kē)

noun

a small, usually round, medicinal lozenge

Etymology: altered < trochisk < Fr trochisque < LL trochiscus, pill, small ball < Gr trochiskos, small wheel, lozenge < trochos, wheel < trechein, to run < IE base *dhregh-, to run > OIr droch, wheel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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