Colic Definition
kŏlĭk
noun
Acute abdominal pain caused by various abnormal conditions in the bowels.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage Medicine
A condition of infants characterized by frequent crying due to various discomforts.
Webster's New World
A medicinal plant used to relieve one of such symptoms.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- griping
- gripes
- intestinal colic
- tormina
- stomachache
- pain
- gripe
- enteralgia
- bellyache
adjective
Of colic.
Webster's New World
Of or near the colon.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Colic
Noun
Singular:
colic
Plural:
colicsOrigin of Colic
Middle English colik affecting the colon, colic from Old French colique from Latin cōlica (passiō) (suffering) of the colon feminine of cōlicus from Greek kōlikos from kolon, kōlon colon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the French adjective, colique, which referred to the lower part of the intestinal cavity. Prior to that it comes from the Latin, coliculus and earlier from Greek, kolik-os with the same meaning.
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