Colic
WordNet
noun
(1) Acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From the French adjective, colique, which referred to the lower part of the intestinal cavity.
Prior to that it comes from the Latin, coliculus and earlier from Greek, kolik-os with the same meaning.
Noun
- : A term for severe pains which grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel related problems).
- A medicinal plant used to relieve one of such symptoms.