noun
- a small medicinal lozenge designed to dissolve slowly in the mouth
Usage: medical; pharmaceutical
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a troche to soothe her sore throat.
- He let the troche dissolve slowly under his tongue.
- The pharmacy stocks various flavored troches for cough relief.
- She preferred troches over liquid medicine for their convenience.
- The troche contained an antifungal medication.
- Patients should not chew or swallow the troche whole.