colic n : acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: intestinal colic}]

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. 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.

Colic \Col"ic\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. --Milton.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.

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• Colic: Colic is a form of pain which starts and stops abruptly. Types include: Baby colic , a condition, usually in infants, characterized by ...
• Horse colic: Colic in horse s is defined as abdominal pain , but it is a clinical sign rather than a diagnosis. The term colic can encompass all forms ...
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• Renal colic: Renal colic is a type of pain commonly caused by kidney stones . Presentation: The pain typically begins in the loin region and often ...
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• Left colic artery: The left colic artery runs to the left behind the peritoneum and in front of the psoas major muscle, and after a short, but variable, ...
• Right colic artery: The Right Colic Artery arises from about the middle of the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery , or from a stem common to it and ...

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