(a.) Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky disorder.
Example Sentences:
(1) Symptoms, particularly colicky abdominal pain, improved during the period of chelation therapy.
(2) The need always to consider gynecologic disease in any female patient presenting with a history of colicky lower abdominal pain or an acute abdomen is emphasized.
(3) Henoch-Schönlein Syndrome (HSS) is characterized by the presence of purpuric skin lesions, colicky abdominal pain, renal manifestations, and arthritis.
(4) Similarly, formula-fed colicky infants had significantly higher s-alpha-LA levels than age-matched formula-fed control infants 1-2 months of age: median value 126 (n = 12) versus less than 10 (n = 14); 2-3 months of age: 156 (n = 11) versus less than 10 (n = 10).
(5) Though the initial complaint resolved spontaneously upon menstruation, 3 weeks later she complained of acute colicky abdominal pains, anorexia, and muscle aches.
(6) We conclude that colicky infants produce more breath H2 in the fasting state and in response to feedings containing lactose than noncolicky infants produce.
(7) We describe 10 patients with campylobacter colitis who gave a characteristic history of an acute diarrhoeal illness, rectal bleeding and colicky abdominal pain.
(8) Subjects specified 12 terms for diarrhoeal illnesses that were grouped into four locally meaningful groups, namely, tong-sia, a non-specific term for diarrhoea, bid, associated with colicky abdominal pain, ahiwa, referring to severe illness, often cholera; and taae-tua, diarrhoea associated with milestones of growth and development.
(9) It is characterized by colicky pains, jaundice, and intestinal bleeding; a correct diagnosis of this syndrome is made rather rarely.
(10) A 10-year-old girl presented with colicky abdominal pain and a vague left sided mass on physical examination.
(11) The occurrence of adverse reactions at the time of introduction of fresh whole cow's milk into the diet of previously colicky infants was uncommon.
(12) Colicky pain which accompanied diarrhea in 3 patients disappeared during aspirin therapy.
(13) A now 27-year-old man, known to have a thalidomide embryopathy with multiple malformations, including a sacral deformity, developed in the course of a few weeks a disorder of bladder emptying, colicky lower abdominal pain and, finally, abnormal stools.
(14) Specific attention to qualitative and quantitative aspects of crying in colicky infants is identified as important by our pilot work.
(15) The causes of colicky pain in this case are discussed.
(16) It usually presents with "colicky" abdominal pain, long-standing constipation or obstipation, and increasing distention of several days' duration.
(17) The abdominal syndrome was characterized by the insidious onset of lower quadrant pain which was intermittent and colicky.
(18) We report a case of a 37 year old man who presented with vomiting and colicky abdominal pain and who was found to have microscopic haematuria.
(19) A 7 year old girl presented with persistent right upper abdominal colicky pain, fever, elevated white blood cells count, high blood sedimentation rate and mild liver enlargement.
(20) Deterioration of renal function had been preceded by severe abdominal symptoms with nausea, vomiting and colicky pain.
Gassy
Definition:
(a.) Full of gas; like gas. Hence: [Colloq.] Inflated; full of boastful or insincere talk.
Example Sentences:
(1) The flesh rolled away like blancmange, soft and gassy with putrefaction.
(2) Independent brewing has boomed as drinkers, often in their 20s, have rejected gassy, bland lagers in favour of characterful beers made with a widening array of ingredients.
(3) Visualizing the gassy effusion above the pleural fluid, the disappearance of the "gliding sign" (n = 11) indicates PN.
(4) But this week, the climate change movement may have gotten a symbol to rally around, because apparently it was never quite enough to motivate ourselves out of love for this large gassy orb,” Oliver joked.