COLALGIA
\kə͡ʊlˈald͡ʒə], \kəʊlˈaldʒə], \k_əʊ_l_ˈa_l_dʒ_ə]\
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Pain in the colon, especially neuralgic pain in the left hypochondriac region, associated sometimes with constipation and other phenomena. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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