- a common, temporary condition in which a baby who is otherwise healthy cries repeatedly, excessively, and inconsolably, without apparent cause: To help create more awareness about colic, the doctors are writing a book for parents with fussy babies.
- paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels: If a gallstone blocks one of the bile ducts, it can cause sudden, severe abdominal pain, known as biliary colic.
- relating to or affecting the colon or the bowels: Colorectal cancer surgeons must have a good understanding of how colic arteries can differ among people.
- a condition characterized by acute spasmodic abdominal pain, esp that caused by inflammation, distention, etc, of the gastrointestinal tract
