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COLIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
Synonyms:
colic; gripes; griping; intestinal colic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("colic" is a kind of...):
hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colic"):
lead colic; painter's colic (symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation)
Derivation:
colicky (suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
