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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera. {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}, {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Colic \Col"ic\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. --Milton. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as the colic arteries. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: colic n : acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: {intestinal colic}]
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