n :  a paroxysm of acute abdominal pain localized in a hollow organ and often caused by spasm, obstruction, or twisting
, adj :  of or relating to colic  :  COLICKY < crying> 
, adj :  of or relating to the colon < lymph nodes>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  click  clo·aca  clock  coeliac 
 
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