Colic

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  • noun. Severe abdominal pain caused by spasm, obstruction, or distension of any of the hollow viscera, such as the intestines.
  • noun. A condition of unknown cause seen in infants less than three months old, marked by periods of inconsolable crying lasting for hours at a time for at least three weeks.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or affecting the colon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, severe spasms of pain in the abdomen or bowels; specifically, spasms of pain arising from perverted and excessive peristaltic contractions.
  • In anatomy, pertaining to the colon or large intestine: as, a colic artery.
  • Affecting the bowels.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera.
  • noun. the severe pain produced by the passage of a gallstone from the liver or gall bladder through the bile duct.
  • noun. pain due to distention of the intestines by gas.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. a violent form of intestinal colic, associated with obstinate constipation, produced by chronic lead poisoning.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. the severe pain produced by the passage of a calculus from the kidney through the ureter.
  • noun. See Intestinal colic, above.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the colon.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel related problems).
  • noun. A medicinal plant used to relieve one of such symptoms.
  • adjective. Relating to the colon; colonic.
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  • noun. acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)