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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Dictionary Results for colic:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
colic
    n 1: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: colic,
         intestinal colic, gripes, griping]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Colic \Col"ic\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. --Milton.
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   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic
      arteries.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   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.
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