colic
Example Sentences
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Children of mothers with untreated depression had a higher risk of developing digestive conditions, including nausea and vomiting, functional constipation, colic, and irritable bowel syndrome.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
Eli had been lying down for hours in his stall yesterday in Trabuco Canyon, unable to stand and suffering from painful colic that would have been fatal if he remained down too long.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
The neighbor who tries to one-up your saga of seizures with a story about her son’s colic.
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2024
Horses that can’t stand are at increased risk for complications such as pressure sores, colic and pneumonia.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023
“She's got you so bewitched that one of these days I'm going to see you twisting around with colic and with a toad in your belly.”
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
