colic
Other forms: colics
When babies have colic, they fuss a lot, as though they are in pain, but for no known reason. It's called colic because that's the word for stomach or intestinal pain, and that's what doctors used to assume it was.
A baby is usually diagnosed with colic if they cry for more than three hours a day, three days a week, for three weeks or more. It usually starts when they're only a few weeks old, and fortunately, it usually resolves on its own by the time they reach three or four months old. In horses, on the other hand, colic is a very serious symptom that could be life-threatening due to intestinal twisting or blockage. In humans, colic is abdominal or intestinal pain, especially when caused by kidney stones or gall stones.
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a condition in which an infant cries frequently and for long periods of time with no apparent causesynonyms: gripes, griping, intestinal colictypes:lead colic, painter's colicsymptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation
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abdominal or intestinal pain, often due to obstruction or muscle spasms
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