Hypertext Webster Gateway: "colic"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Colic \Col"ic\, n. [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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Colic \Col"ic\, a.
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) 1.7 (wn)

colic
n : acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: {intestinal
colic}]


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