Colic

  • 41colic — o (G). Affecting the bowels …

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  • 42colic — n. Spasmodic pain in the bowels, intestinal cramp …

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  • 43colic — UK [ˈkɒlɪk] / US [ˈkɑlɪk] noun [uncountable] pain that a baby has in its stomach …

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  • 44colic — [ˈkɒlɪk] noun [U] pain that a baby has in its stomach …

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  • 45colic — col•ic [[t]ˈkɒl ɪk[/t]] n. 1) pat vet paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels 2) pat a condition in young infants characterized by loud and prolonged crying, for which no physiological or other cause has been found 3) pat vet pertaining to or… …

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  • 46colic — /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… …

  • 47colic —   n. spasmic pain in intestines; a. pertaining to colon …

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  • 48colic —    Cramping or spasms of a smooth muscle tube, such as the uterus (menstrual cramps) the ureters (passing kidney stones) or the stomach (stomachache). Also called tenesmus …

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  • 49colic — n. a severe spasmodic abdominal pain. Derivatives: colicky adj. Etymology: ME f. F colique f. LL colicus: see COLON(2) …

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  • 50Hepatic colic — 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,… …

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