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Colic

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intestinal colicnounacute abdominal pain (especially in infants)

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intestinal colicnounacute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
colonicnounSynonym of colon cleansing (removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine)
bowelnoun(chiefly medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
flatulentAffected by gas in the intestine; likely to break wind.
colonnoun(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
colalgianoun(pathology) pain in the colon
colopathynoun(pathology) Any disease or disorder of the colon
colitisnoun(pathology) inflammation of the colon.
proctocolitisnoun(pathology) The inflammation of the rectum and colon.
coloproctitisnoun(pathology) inflammation of the colon and the rectum
coeliodynianoun(pathology) abdominal pain
gastrocolitisnoun(pathology) inflammation of the stomach and the colon
colonopathynoun(pathology) Any disease or disorder of the colon
ileocolitisnoun(medicine) inflammation of the ileum and colon
proctalgianoun(medicine) Pain in the anal or rectal region.
coloptosisnoun(pathology) prolapse of the colon.
stone colicnoun(obsolete) A colic attributed to the presence of kidney stones.
enterospasmnounintestinal colic
crohn's diseasenoun(pathology) Crohn’s regional enteritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that can involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus.
proctitisnoun(pathology) An inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum.

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