The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Colic \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.
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   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.
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