I. col·ic ˈkälik, -ēk noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English colike, from Middle French colique, from Latin colicus sick with the colic, from Greek kōlikos, from kōlon (alteration of kolon colon) + -ikos -ic; from being seated in or near the colon — more at colon
: a paroxysm of acute abdominal pain in man or animals localized in a hollow organ or tube and caused by spasm, obstruction, or twisting
biliary colic
ureteral colic
II. colic adjective
: of or relating to colic : colicky
III. co·lic ˈkōlik, -äl-, -ēk adjective
Etymology: col- (II) + -ic
: of or relating to the colon