colic.
Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
Meaning & usage
Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions.
A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).
Relating to the colon; colonic.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).
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