colic

ˈkɒl.ɪk

Definition

Definition of colic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

infant pain

TECH.

severe abdominal pain often in infants

TECH.

The baby cried all night due to colic.

cramp

spasm

abdominal pain

TECH.

severe pain in the abdomen due to gas or intestinal obstruction

TECH.

The baby cried all night due to colic..

cramp

spasm

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Expressions with colic

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baby colic

condition in babies causing long crying and belly pain

The doctor said the baby has baby colic.

renal colic

severe pain caused by kidney stones

He was diagnosed with renal colic after experiencing intense flank pain..

painter's colic

lead poisoning condition historically affecting painters

Many old painters suffered from painter's colic due to lead-based paints..

lead colic

chronic lead poisoning with severe constipation

Lead colic led to severe constipation in the affected individuals.

Origin of colic

Greek, kolikos (pertaining to the colon)

Terms with colic included in their meaning

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carminative

adj.

digestive relief

able to ease flatulence and colic

gripe water

baby remedy

liquid given to babies to ease discomfort like colic or teething

colicky

adj.

medical

relating to or suffering from colic

colicroot

medical

any plant with bitter roots used to relieve colic

Examples of colic in a sentence

Colic can be distressing for both infants and parents.
She massaged the baby's belly to relieve colic.

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French:coliques, colique, ...
German:Koliken, Kolik, ...
Italian:colica, ...
Spanish:cólico, ...
Portuguese:cólicas, cólica, ...
Chinese:肠绞痛, 绞痛, ...
Japanese:疝痛, ...
Arabic:مَغَص, ...
Hebrew:קוֹלִיק, עִוְּוִית מֵעַיִם, ...
Russian:колики, ...
Ukrainian:коліки, ...
Hindi:कॉलिक, शूल, ...
Bengali:কোলিক, পেট ব্যথা, ...
Catalan:còlic, mal de panxa, ...
Czech:kolika, ...
Danish:kolik, mavesmerter, ...
Dutch:koliek, ...
Greek:κολικός, ...
Hungarian:kólika, hasgörcs, ...
Khmer:ឈឺពោះក្រពើ, អាការឈឺចុកពោះ, ...
Korean:산통, ...
Persian:قولنج, دل‌پیچه, ...
Polish:kolka, ...
Portuguese (BR):cólica, ...
Romanian:colici, durere abdominală, ...
Swedish:kolik, ...
Thai:โคลิก, อาการปวดท้อง, ...
Turkish:kolik, kolik ağrısı, ...
Vietnamese:đau quặn bụng, đau bụng quặn, ...

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Definition of colic - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of colic

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