colic

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
2. (countable, uncountable) Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions.
3. (countable, uncountable) A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.

Adj

Relating to the colon; colonic.

Synonyms

gripes

gripe

stomach pain

colica

griping

abdominal pain

sharp pain

intestinal colic

pleurisy

stitch

stomach ache

mulligrubs

pleuritis

colicky pain

gripping pain

sluggish liver

acute pain

anal

bellyache

flatulence

gastralgia

hernia

intestinal

Translations

colique

cólico

Kolik

colica

cólica

sancı

còlic

koliek

مغص قولوني

còlica

tranchées

Grimmen

Magenkrampf

مغص

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒl.ɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).