Look up: Colic

1. colic
   [n] - acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
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2. colic
   Colic is the name given to long, unexplained bouts of crying in a baby - usually beginning between the second and third weeks of life and disappearing by four months. It is estimated that about 20% of babies are colicky.
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3. Colic
   waves of pain in the abdomen that increase in strength, disappear, and return; usually caused by a stone blocking a bile or urine passageway or an intestinal infection
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4. Colic
   A cyclical pain that builds to a peak and then eases. Comes from any tubular organ, so bowel colic, renal colic (more properly ureteric colic) biliary colic etc. If unspecified, colic will mean a bowel pain
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5. Colic
   abdominal pain and cramp. Renal colic can occur from disease in the kidney and affects the ureter; gallstone colic arises from stones in the bile duct.Strictly a disorder of the colon but loosely any disorder of the stomach or bowels that is attended with pain, also gripes and bellyache.
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6. Colic
   Cramping or spasms of a smooth muscle tube, such as the uterus (menstrual cramps) the ureters (passing kidney stones) or the stomach (stomachache).
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7. Colic
   Our Colic Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Colic Colic: An attack of crying and apparent abdominal pain in early infancy. This is a common condition, occurring in about 1 in every 10 babies. Colic is characterized by episodes of irritability, loud crying, ...
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8. Colic
   Col'ic noun [ French colique, from Latin colicus sick with the colic, GR. ..., from ..., ..., the colon. The disease is so named from its being seated in or near the colon. See Colon .] (Medicine) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due ...
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9. Colic
   Col'ic adjective 1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. Milton. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.
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10. colic
    1. <symptom> Gradual onset of pain that increases in a crescendo fashion until it reaches a peak of severity and then slowly subsides. ... 2. <paediatrics> A syndrome in early infancy characterised by episodic loud crying, apparent abdominal pain (legs drawn up and rigid abdomen) and irr...
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11. colic
    intestinal colic noun acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
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12. colic
    (kol´ik) acute paroxysmal abdominal pain. Infantile colic is a type particularly common during the first three months of life; the infant has paroxysmal, unexplained crying and may pull up arms and legs, become red-faced, and expel gas from the anus or belch it up from the stomach. The exact cause is not known but...
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13. Colic
    • (n.) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries. • (a.) Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels.
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14. colic
    pain produced by the contraction of the muscular walls of any hollow organ, such as the renal pelvis, the biliary tract, or the gastrointestinal ...
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15. colic
    in horses, any of a number of disease conditions that are associated with clinical signs of abdominal pain. Horses are especially susceptible to ...
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16. colic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kol′ik Definitions: 1. Relating to the colon. 2. Spasmodic pains in the abdomen. 3. In young infants, paroxysms of gastrointestinal pain with crying and irritability, typically occurring in late afternoon or early evening; of unknown etiology; affects infants from 3 weeks to 3 months of age. &nb...
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17. Colic
    A prolonged period of unexplained crying in infants. Colicy babies tend to be fussy for 3-4 hours at a time around the same time each day. For some babies, colic lasts a few days or weeks and for other babies, colic can last months. The first episode of colic can be a particularly disturbing experie...
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18. colic
    colic, intense pain caused by spasmodic contractions of one of the hollow organs, e.g., the stomach, intestine, gall bladder, ureter, or oviduct. The cause of colic is irritation and/or obstruction, and the irritant and/or obstruction may be a stone (as in the gall bladder or ureter), an irritant fo...
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19. Colic
    Colic (named from colon, a portion of the large intestine), is a painful disorder of the bowels, usually of a spasmodic character, unaccompanied by diarrhoea, and presenting itself in various forms. When the pain is accompanied with a vomiting of bile or with obstinate costiveness it is called a bil...
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20. colic
    Spasmodic attack of pain in the abdomen, usually coming in waves. Colicky pains are caused by the painful muscular contraction and subsequent distension of a hollow organ; for example, the bowels, gall bladder (biliary colic), or ureter (renal colic). Intestinal colic is due to partial or complete blockage of the intestine, or constipation;...
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21. COLIC
    Acute abdominal pain.
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22. Colic
    Paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels. Infantile colic is benign paroxysmal abdominal pain during the first three months of life. Colic rarely caused death. Renal colic can occur from disease in the kidney, gallstone colic from a stone in the bile duct.
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23. Colic
    (n) Spasmodic pain in the horse, usually caused by spasm of the intestine; (v) The reaction of a horse to abdominal pain, kicking, rolling, sweating
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24. Colic
    Paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels. Infantile colic is benign paroxysmal abdominal pain during the first three months of life. Colic rarely caused death. Renal colic can occur from disease in the kidney, gallstone colic from a stone in the bile duct.
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25. Colic
    | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D003085 --> `Colic` is a form of pain which starts and stops abruptly. Types include:
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