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101torminous — a. Griping, colicky …
102colic — noun (U) if a baby suffers from colic, it has severe pain in its stomach and bowel (1) s colicky adjective …
103calculus — n.; pl. calculi 1) a stone: a hard pebble like mass formed within the body, particularly in the gall bladder (see gallstone) or anywhere in the urinary tract (see cystolithiasis, nephrolithiasis, staghorn calculus). Calculi in the urinary tract… …
104ileus — il•e•us [[t]ˈɪl i əs[/t]] n. pat intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting • Etymology: 1700–10; < L īleus colic < Gk eileós, akin to eílein to roll …
105colic — /ˈkɒlɪk / (say kolik) noun 1. paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels. –adjective 2. relating to or affecting the colon or the bowels. {Middle English colyke, from Latin cōlicus, from Greek kōlikos relating to the colon} –colicky /ˈkɒlɪki/ (say… …
106colic — has a derivative adjective colicky (with k to harden the sound) …
107colic — ► NOUN ▪ severe pain in the abdomen caused by wind or obstruction in the intestines. DERIVATIVES colicky adjective. ORIGIN Latin colicus, from colon colon …
108collywobbles — ► PLURAL NOUN informal, chiefly humorous 1) stomach pain or queasiness. 2) intense anxiety. ORIGIN formed from COLIC(Cf. ↑colicky) and WOBBLE(Cf. ↑wobble) …
109colic — [käl′ik] n. [ME colik < OFr colique < LL colicus, pertaining to colic, sick with colic < Gr kōlikos < kōlon, incorrect form for kolon, colon: from being seated in the colon and parts adjacent] 1. acute abdominal pain caused by various …
110colic — n. a severe spasmodic abdominal pain. Derivatives: colicky adj. Etymology: ME f. F colique f. LL colicus: see COLON(2) …
