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colicky pain

phrase

C1CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Pain that comes and goes in waves, typically arising from a hollow organ such as the bowel.

The colicky pain and vomiting, with absolute constipation, pointed to bowel obstruction.

Similar: cramping pain

Topic: Gastroenterology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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