Colic
Colic , noun
[French colique, from Latin colicus sick with the colic, Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed}, {not transcribed}, the colon. The disease is so named from its being seated in or near the colon. See Colon.]
(Medicine) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera.
Collocations (5)
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 or 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.
Colic , adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. — Milton
2.
(Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.