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A clinical syndrome with intermittent abdominal pain characterized by sudden onset and cessation that is commonly seen in infants. It is usually associated with obstruction of the INTESTINES; of the CYSTIC DUCT; or of the URINARY TRACT.
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- Abdominal Cramps
- Infantile Colic
- Abdominal Cramp
- Colic, Infantile
- Cramp, Abdominal
- Cramps, Abdominal
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with organ/diseases term, as biliary colic = COLIC + BILIARY TRACT DISEASES or specific
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- National Library of Medicine. Colic. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003085. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003085
- Colic. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colic
- Colic. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13121526