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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024col•ic /ˈkɑlɪk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathology, Veterinary Diseasessharp, sudden pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Pathologya condition in infants characterized by colic:That baby must have colic; she's been screaming for hours.
col•ick•y, adj.: She was a colicky baby. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•ic (kol′ik),USA pronunciation [Pathol., Vet. Pathol.]n. - Pathology, Veterinary Diseasesparoxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
adj. - Pathology, Veterinary Diseasespertaining to or affecting the colon or the bowels.
- Greek kolikós, equivalent. to kól(on) colon2 + -ikos -ic
- Latin colica (passiō) (suffering) of the colon
- Middle French colique)
- late Middle English colike (1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: colic /ˈkɒlɪk/ n - a condition characterized by acute spasmodic abdominal pain, esp that caused by inflammation, distention, etc, of the gastrointestinal tract
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French colique, from Late Latin cōlicus ill with colic, from Greek kōlon, variant of kolon colon² |