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Webster 1913 Edition
Colic
Col′ic
,Noun.
[F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK], [GREEK], 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.
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.Col′ic
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels.
Milton.
2.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the colon;
as, the
. colic
arteriesWebster 1828 Edition
Colic
COLIC
,Noun.