| Colic | n. [ F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| 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 Aletris aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root. [ 1913 Webster ] |
