colic vs griping what difference

what is difference between colic and griping

English

Alternative forms

• cholick (archaic)
• cholic (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adj).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kŏlĭk
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒl.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Noun

colic (countable and uncountable, plural colics)

1. (pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
2. Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions.
3. A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.

Derived terms

• colicky

Translations

Adjective

colic (not comparable)

1. Relating to the colon; colonic.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪpɪŋ

Verb

griping

1. present participle of gripe

Noun

griping (plural gripings)

1. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.
   • 1824, John Mason Good, The study of medicine: with a physiological system of nosology

     The gripings are always severe, and a sort of painful descent of the bowels accompanies every evacuation.

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