Sentence examples for colic from inspiring English sources

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colic

noun

Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel related problems).

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A prolific 17th-century letter-writer, Madame de Sévigné, complained that it once provoked a 16-hour attack of colic and constipation, but she learned to love it in the end.Today, when almost every pleasure is identified as addictive, a name has been coined for those unfortunates who cannot get enough of the stuff: chocoholics.

The whole seeds and the seed oil have carminative properties and have been used in treating flatulent colic.

The first recorded observation of an occupational disease may be a case of severe lead colic suffered by a worker who extracted metals.

Distension of the abdomen may indicate bloat in cattle or colic in horses.

The former innervate the gastrointestinal tract from the pharynx to the left colic flexure, and the latter innervate the distal colon and rectum.

Horses are especially susceptible to colic related to digestive tract problems, and death occurs in about 11 percent of affected animals.

Anatomical features of the equine digestive tract such as marked variations in the diameter of the large colon and limited attachment of the large colon to the body wall predispose the horse to colic by increasing the potential for blockage of the digestive tract with ingested material (impaction) and twisting of the tract.

Dietary changes are a significant factor influencing incidence of colic.

There is discomfort after eating and difficulty in digesting fatty foods; there may be episodes of colic, pain, nausea, and vomiting.

Much more commonly, the first evidence of the tumour is blood in the urine, which may be painless or may cause colic of the ureter, if clots are being passed.

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