n. [ F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, 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 ]

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 ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, colic. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky disorder; a colicky baby. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root. [ 1913 Webster ]