Definition of colic

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Colic (a.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries..

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Antiscolic :: Antiscolic (a.) Anthelmintic.
Glycolide :: Glycolide (n.) A white amorphous powder, C4H4O, obtained by heating and dehydrating glycolic acid..
Plumbism :: Plumbism (n.) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist..
Blackroot :: Blackroot (n.) See Colicroot.
Epicolic :: Epicolic (a.) Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.
Bucolical :: Bucolical (a.) Bucolic.
Colic :: Colic (a.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries..
Glycolic :: Glycolic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether; glycolic acid..
Carminative :: Carminative (n.) A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or flatulence..
Bellon :: Bellon (n.) Lead colic.
Mandelic :: Mandelic (a.) Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid..
Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes colic.
Retinaculum :: Retinaculum (n.) A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves..
Proscolices :: Proscolices (pl. ) of Proscole.
Tormina :: Tormina (n. pl.) acute, colicky pains; gripes..
Valve :: Valve (n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves..
Colic :: Colic (a.) Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels.
Colicroot :: Colicroot (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 A. aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root..
Colicky :: Colicky (a.) Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky disorder..
Gastro- :: Gastro- () A combining form from the Gr. /, /, the stomach, or belly; as in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy..
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