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wind colic
[ wind ]
noun
, Veterinary Pathology.
- flatulence caused by gases that result from the eating of fermenting vegetation; bloat.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wind colic1
First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences
Wind colic is promptly relieved by peppermint essence taken in a little warm water.
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The juice of the leaves is a carminative and is given to children suffering with wind colic.
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Wind colic may need prompt use of the trocar and cannula to puncture high up in the right flank for liberation of gas.
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It will almost instantly relieve griping in the bowels and wind colic.
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If the attack be wind colic, the abdomen is enlarged by tympanitic distension; borborygmi and belching occur.
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