koliikki — meaning in English

English meaning

• colic noun Severe, cramping pain in the abdomen, often linked to the digestive system.
• gripe verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.

Senses

koliikki is used for these senses in English:

• colic (pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
• gripe (chiefly, in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.

colic — full definition

1. noun Severe, cramping pain in the abdomen, often linked to the digestive system.
2. noun Frequent, prolonged crying in an otherwise healthy baby, usually with no clear medical cause.

gripe — full definition

1. verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
2. noun A complaint, especially a small or petty one.

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