Definition of colic Colic

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We found 10 definitions of colic from 6 different sources.

What does colic mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: colics
colic - acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
		intestinal colic, gripes, griping
		hurting, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"

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colic (Noun)
Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains due to intestinal or bowel related problems.
colic (Noun)
A medicinal plant used to relieve one of such symptoms.
colic (Adjective)
Relating to the colon; colonic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

colic (n.)
A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera.
colic (a.)
Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels.
colic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

colic
Severe pain in the abdomen.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

colic
kol′ik, n. a disease attended with severe pain and flatulent distension of the abdomen, without diarrhœa.—adj. Col′icky, suffering or causing colic.—n. Colī′tis (see Colonitis under Colon). [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. kolikos—kolon, the large intestine.]

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colic, noun, singular of colics.

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