colic

IPA: kˈɑɫɪk

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

Examples of "colic" in Sentences

An inconsolable baby is the first image that the term colic may bring to mind.
Treatment of colic is specific to the cause, which may include overfeeding or emotional distress.
First of all, if your child has colic, which is miserable for both the child and the parent, chamomile tea can help according to these pediatricians.
[13] In olden times, empirical healers or physicians cured with this stone the pain or sickness called colic -- _hijada_, as it was then written, now _ijada_.
So it would appear that in Dr Carl's view at least as of today what we call colic is really "cervical spine subluxation", which chiropractors claim they can treat.
In the past, this fussy period was called colic, defined as three or more crying episodes each week for three or more weeks, with each episode lasting three hours or longer.21
And for those who try everything and nothing works, consult your pediatrician, there could be reflux sometimes called colic, or any number of digestive disorders that could be waking your baby.