Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin;
associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Renal \Re"nal\ (r[=e]"nal), a. [L. renalis, fr. renes the
kidneys or reins: cf. F. r['e]nal. See Reins.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the
kidneys.
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Renal capsules or Renal glands, the suprarenal capsules.
See under Capsule.
Renal casts, Renal colic. (Med.) See under Cast, and
Colic.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Colic \Col"ic\, n. [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the
colic, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the colon. The disease is so named
from its being seated in or near the colon. See Colon.]
(Med.)
A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm,
obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera.
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Hepatic colic, the severe pain produced by the passage of a
gallstone from the liver or gall bladder through the bile
duct.
Intestinal colic, or Ordinary colic, pain due to
distention of the intestines by gas.
Lead colic, Painter's colic, a violent form of intestinal
colic, associated with obstinate constipation, produced by
chronic lead poisoning.
Renal colic, the severe pain produced by the passage of a
calculus from the kidney through the ureter.
Wind colic. See Intestinal colic, above.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
renal colic
n 1: sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin;
associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the
ureter