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Colic

//ˈkɒl.ɪk// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to the colon; colonic. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). countable, uncountable

    "Diſeaſed nature oftentimes breakes forth, / In ſtrange eruptions, oft the teeming earth / Is with a kind of collicke pincht and vext, / By the impriſoning of vnruly wind / Within her vvombe, vvhich for enlargement ſtriuing / Shakes the old Beldame earth, and topples down / Steeples and moſſegrovvn towers."

  2. 2
    acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) wordnet
  3. 3
    Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).

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