绞痛 — meaning in English
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English meaning
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colic
noun Severe, cramping pain in the abdomen, often linked to the digestive system.
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gripe
verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
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stitch
noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.
Senses
绞痛 is used for these senses in English:
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colic
(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
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gripe
(chiefly, in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
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stitch
A local sharp pain (anywhere); an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
colic — full definition
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noun Severe, cramping pain in the abdomen, often linked to the digestive system.
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noun Frequent, prolonged crying in an otherwise healthy baby, usually with no clear medical cause.
gripe — full definition
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verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
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noun A complaint, especially a small or petty one.
