colic, intestinal colic, gripes, griping
(noun) acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
colic (countable and uncountable, plural colics)
(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.
colic (not comparable)
Relating to the colon; colonic.
Source: Wiktionary
Col"ic, n. Etym: [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, GR. Colon.] (Med.)
Definition: A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera. Hepatic colic, the severe pain produced by the passage of a gallstone from the liver or gall bladder through the bile duct.
– Intestinal colic, or Ordinary colic, pain due to distention of the intestines by gas.
– Lead colic, Painter's colic, a violent form of intestinal colic, associated with obstinate constipation, produced by chronic lead poisoning.
– Renal colic, the severe pain produced by the passage of a calculus from the kidney through the ureter.
– Wind colic. See Intestinal colic, above.
Col"ic, a.
1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. Milton.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2024
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