colic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++col·ic /ˈkɒlɪk $ ˈkɑː-/ noun [uncountable] if a baby has colic, it has severe pain in its stomach and bowels 〔婴儿的〕胃绞痛,急性腹痛 —colicky adjective
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colic• At the same time they were renovating their new home-and the baby had colic.• The baby never has colic, thrush, diaper rash, infant acne, or cradle cap.• Over the next week his medical interest was engaged by reading the passages from the baby book on colic.Origin colic (1400-1500) French colique, from Latin colicus “colicky”, from Greek, from kolon; → COLONcol·ic nounChineseSyllable
it Corpus baby if a severe colic, has has
colic
col‧ic /ˈkɒlɪk $ ˈkɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
—colicky adjective
col‧ic /ˈkɒlɪk $ ˈkɑː-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: colique, from Latin colicus 'colicky', from Greek, from kolon; ⇨ colon
if a baby has colic, it has severe pain in its stomach and bowelsLanguage: French
Origin: colique, from Latin colicus 'colicky', from Greek, from kolon; ⇨ colon
—colicky adjective