'Colic' definitions:
Definition of 'colic'
From: WordNet
noun
Definition of 'Colic'
From: GCIDE
- Colic \Col"ic\, n. [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the colon. The disease is so named from its being seated in or near the colon. See Colon.] (Med.) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera. [1913 Webster]
- Hepatic colic, the severe pain produced by the passage of a gallstone from the liver or gall bladder through the bile duct.
- Intestinal colic, or Ordinary colic, pain due to distention of the intestines by gas.
- Lead colic, Painter's colic, a violent form of intestinal colic, associated with obstinate constipation, produced by chronic lead poisoning.
- Renal colic, the severe pain produced by the passage of a calculus from the kidney through the ureter.
- Wind colic. See Intestinal colic, above. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Colic'
From: GCIDE
- Colic \Col"ic\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'colic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ache,
- aching,
- ague,
- anemia,
- angina,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bellyache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- cardialgia,
- cephalalgia,
- chill,
- chills,
- cholera morbus,
- collywobbles,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- costiveness,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- earache,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- fret,
- gnawing,
- gripe,
- gripes,
- growth,
- gut-ache,
- headache,
- heartburn,
- hemicrania,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- irregularity,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- lientery,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- megrim,
- migraine,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- obstipation,
- odontalgia,
- otalgia,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- pyrosis,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- sick headache,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- splitting headache,
- stomachache,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- throbbing pain,
- toothache,
- trots,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting