colic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the French adjective, colique, which referred to the lower part of the intestinal cavity. Prior to that it comes from the Latin, coliculus and earlier from Greek, kolik-os with the same meaning.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒlɪk
[edit] Noun
colic (plural colics)
- (pathology): A term for severe pains which grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel related problems).
- A medicinal plant used to relieve one of such symptoms.
[edit] Translations
pain
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Adjective
colic (not comparable)
- Referring to the colon.
[edit] Translations
referring to the colon
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