colic
noun
a common, temporary condition in which a baby who is otherwise healthy cries repeatedly, excessively, and inconsolably, without apparent cause.
colics
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pluralof colic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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My daughter had colics and my husband and I worked it out without any of these ridicules expensive whatever they are....
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018
Recurring colics of the type of impaction colic, but more severe, may lead one to suspect the existence of this condition.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
He cites many cases of renal and hepatic colics, diabetes, migraine, etc., which, although rebellious to all other treatments for years, soon yielded to the green coffee infusion.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty
I goes reggler, an' I'm first in the School, and I knows more colics than any of 'em, excep' teachers.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 7, 1891 by Various
It comforts the stomach and strengthens the bowels, preventing all colics and fluxes.
From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Benj. N. Martin
