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, abscess, ache, aching, ague, anal.

//ˈkɒl.ɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school 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