Cŏl'ic1, n.
[Fr. cholique, from Gr. κωλική (sc. διάθεσις, state, illness), colic, from its being seated in the colon and parts adjacent, from κωλικός, -ή, -όν, pertaining to the colon, from κῶλον. See COLON.] (Med.) An acute pain in the abdomen or bowels, growing more severe at intervals. Dunglison.