Col"ic (?), n. [F. colique, fr. L.
colicus sick with the colic, GR. ?, fr. ?, ?, 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.
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.
Col"ic, a. 1.
Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels.
Milton.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the
colon; as, the colic arteries.