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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Colic \Col"ic\, noun [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the colon. The disease is so named from its being seated in or near the colon. See {Colon}.] (Med.) 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Colic \Col"ic\, adjective
1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. --Milton.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
colic
noun: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: {intestinal colic}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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