colic

col·ic  (klk)

n.

1. Severe abdominal pain caused by spasm, obstruction, or distention of any of the hollow viscera, such as the intestines.

2. 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.

adj. also (klk)

Of, relating to, or affecting the colon.

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[Middle English colik, affecting the colon, colic, from Old French colique, from Latin clica (passi), (suffering) of the colon, feminine of clicus, from Greek klikos, from kolon, klon, colon.]

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colick·y (kl-k) adj.

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colic [ˈkɒlɪk]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a condition characterized by acute spasmodic abdominal pain, esp that caused by inflammation, distention, etc., of the gastrointestinal tract

[from Old French colique, from Late Latin cōlicus ill with colic, from Greek kōlon, variant of kolon colon²]

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colic  (klk)

1. Severe abdominal pain, often caused by spasm, obstruction, or distention of any of the hollow viscera, such as the intestines.

2. A condition 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. The cause is unknown.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

colic - acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) gripes, griping, intestinal colic lead colic, painter's colic - symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"

Translations

colic [ˈkɒlɪk] N (esp of horses, children) → cólico m

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colic [ˈkɒlɪk] n → coliques fpl, colique f

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colic

n → Kolik f

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colic [ˈkɒlɪk] n → colica

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colic [ˈkɒlɪk] n → colica

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colic

n colic [ˈkolik]

severe pain in the abdomen. koliek مَغْص колики kolika mavekneb; kolik die Kolik κολικός cólico koolik قولنج؛ شکم درد koliikki colique(s) כּאֵב בֶּטֶן सूल मरोड पेट का दर्द kolika bélgörcs mulas magakrampi colica 激しい腹痛 배앓이 diegliai kolikas; graizes kembung perut koliek kolikk, mageknip kolka cólica colică колика kolika kolika grčevi u stomaku kolik อาการปวดท้อง karın ağrısı 腹絞痛 коліки, різь у животі پیٹ میں شدید درد cơn đau bụng 腹痛, 绞痛, 疝气