What does "colic" mean?

Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

What is a synonym for "colic"?

Common synonyms include: abdominal, abdominal cramps, abscess, ache, aching, ague.

/ˈkɒl.ɪk/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

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

Adjective

"The doctor thinks it's renal colic."

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