colic
English
/ˈkɒl.ɪk/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.
Etymology
Borrowed from French colique derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (suffering in the colon).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κωλικός
Gloss
suffering in the colon
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cecocolic English
- colical English
- colicky English
- colicroot English
- duodenomesocolic English
- epicolic English
- gastrocolic English
- hepatocolic English
- ileocecocolic English
- ileocecocolonic English
- ileocolic English
- inframesocolic English
- intracolic English
- mesocolic English
- nephrocolic English
- paracolic English
- paramesocolic English
- pericolic English
- phrenicocolic English
- retrocolic English
- root English
- splenocolic English
- supramesocolic English
- vesicocolic English
- colica Latin
- colicus Latin
- koliek Dutch, Flemish
- colique French
- épicolique French
- κωλικός Ancient Greek
- κῶλον Ancient Greek
- kolka Polish