Plural of colic; instances or types of severe abdominal pain, particularly in infants or animals.
From 'colic' (from Greek 'kolikós' meaning 'of the colon') with regular English pluralization using '-s.' Used since medieval medical texts.
The word 'colic' is so old it appears in medieval veterinary texts and medical manuscripts—people have been trying to stop infant and horse colic for literally thousands of years without great success!
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