n. paroxysms of abdominal pain, usually of fluctuating severity. Infantile colic is common among babies, due to wind in the intestine associated with feeding difficulties. Intestinal colic is due to partial or complete obstruction of the intestine or to constipation. Medical name: enteralgia. Renal colic is excruciating pain caused by dilatation and spasm of the ureter when stones are present in the kidney, renal pelvis, or ureter. See also biliary colic.... colic
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