colic
pronunciation
How to pronounce colic in British English:
UK [ˈkɒlɪk]
How to pronounce colic in American English:
US [ˈkɑlɪk]
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- Noun:
- acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
Word Origin
- colic (n.)
- "disease characterized by severe abdominal pain," early 15c., from Late Latin colicus "pertaining to colic," from Greek kolikos, belonging to the kolon "lower intestine" (see colon (n.2)). The word was used in English late 14c. as an adjective, "affecting the colon." Related: Colicky (1742).
Example
- 1. Colic , hunger , dirty diapers , separation anxiety , too tight swaddles : any of this sound familiar ?
- 2. Italians can also tell you if the pain is in their stomach or intestine - and can even specify whether it is colic or colitis - but to us it is all just " tummy ache " .
- 3. Last year dr singh wrote an article in theguardianabout " chiropractic " , a type of alternative therapy used to try to treat back pain and ailments as varied as colic and ear infections in babies , by manipulating the spine .
- 4. Colic improves after 2 months of age and is usually gone by 3 months .
- 5. The worst pain was the renal colic .