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colic
[ kol-ik ]
noun
- Also called in·fan·tile col·ic [in, -f, uh, n-tahyl , kol, -ik],. Pathology. a common, temporary condition in which a baby who is otherwise healthy cries repeatedly, excessively, and inconsolably, without apparent cause:
To help create more awareness about colic, the doctors are writing a book for parents with fussy babies.
- Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels:
If a gallstone blocks one of the bile ducts, it can cause sudden, severe abdominal pain, known as biliary colic.
adjective
- relating to or affecting the colon or the bowels:
Colorectal cancer surgeons must have a good understanding of how colic arteries can differ among people.
colic
/ ˈkɒlɪk /
noun
- a condition characterized by acute spasmodic abdominal pain, esp that caused by inflammation, distention, etc, of the gastrointestinal tract
colic
/ kŏl′ĭk /
- Severe abdominal pain, often caused by spasm, obstruction, or distention of any of the hollow viscera, such as the intestines.
- A condition 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. The cause is unknown.
Other Words From
- col·ick·y adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of colic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of colic1
Example Sentences
I went back to work sooner than I had with my son and we muddled through the colic, the eczema, two sets of diapers.
And in my first memory, I am a toddler kneading that taut skin, easing my colic into sleep.
But college is not like some sort of all-purpose herbal supplement that cures bunions and also colic; it teaches specific skills.
One morning, after taking my coffee, I was seized with violent sickness, attended with colic.
I don't know what was the matter with it, but I think it had the colic, for it lay as quiet as a mouse; and then it died.
He had come within at least an appreciable distance of selling his soul for a colic cure.
He died of colic in the year 1430, at the age of forty-seven.
But I do know that I was fortunate in not being devoured during the several hours I was knotted up on the ground with the colic.
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