| painter's colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| painter | <zoology> The panther, or puma. Origin: Corrupt. Of panther. One whose occupation is to paint; especially., One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. An artist who represents objects or scenes in colour on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. Painter's colic. <medicine> See Lead colic, under Colic. Painter stainer. A painter of coats of arms. A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name. See: lst Paint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| appendicular colic | Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. Synonym: vermicular colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biliary colic | Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct. Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallstone colic | Intense spasmodic pain felt in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen from impaction of a gallstone in the cystic duct. Synonym: gallstone colic, hepatic colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, resembling that of biliary colic, caused by the passage of a pancreatic calculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastric colic | Colicky pain associated with gastritis or peptic ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vermicular colic | Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. Synonym: vermicular colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meconial colic | Abdominal pain of newborn infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| renal colic | Severe colicky pain caused by the impaction or passage of a calculus in the ureter or renal pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| menstrual colic | Intermittent cramp-like lower abdominal pains associated with menstruation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right colic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, superior mesenteric, sometimes by a common trunk with the ileocolic; distribution, ascending colon; anastomoses, middle colic, ileocolic. Synonym: arteria colica dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right colic flexure | The bend of the colon at the juncture of its ascending and transverse portions. Synonym: flexura coli dextra, hepatic flexure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right colic lymph nodes | Nodes located along the right colic artery that drain the upper part of the ascending colon. Synonym: nodi lymphatici colici dextri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right colic vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein that parallels the right colic artery and drains blood from the ascending colon and right colic flexure. Synonym: vena colica dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle colic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, superior mesenteric; distribution, transverse colon; anastomoses, right and left colic. Synonym: arteria colica media. (05 Mar 2000) |