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,
Intestinal colic,
Ordinary colic
Lead colic,
Painter's colic
Renal colic,
Wind colic.
a.
a. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, colic. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic;
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