Definition for COL'IC

COL'IC, n. [L. colicus; Gr. κωλικος, from κωλον, the colon.]

In general, a severe pain in the bowels, of which there are serveral varieties; as bilious colic, hysteric colic, nervous colic, and many others. – Coxe. Quincy.

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