colic vs groan

colic

noun
  • Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions. 

  • A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms. 

  • Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). 

adj
  • Relating to the colon; colonic. 

groan

noun
  • A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. 

  • A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. 

  • A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight. 

verb
  • To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. 

  • To make a groan. 

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