[col.ic] n [ME, fr. MF colique, fr. LL colicus colicky, fr. Gk kolikos, fr. kolon, alter. of kolon colon] (15c): a paroxysm of acute abdominal pain localized in a hollow organ and often caused by spasm, obstruction, or twisting
[2]colic adj (15c): of or relating to colic: colicky "~ crying" [3]co.lic adj (1615): of or relating to the colon "~ lymph nodes"