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No, the two are quite different. Cholesterol is a horrible fatty substance that is produced by the body and consumed in foods containing animal fat - the classic artery clogger. Colic is a condition of acute abdominal pain. It's usually used to refer to horses or babies. A colicky baby constantly has wind and will, usually at about the same time every night, cry in pain and refuse all food. Sucking on a dummy and gripe water sometimes help. Colicky babies are a pain. Some of them have it nonstop for months, some never do. Colic as a condition of horses can be due to several things, including impaction, overeating, wind, or eating something poisonous. Because horses can't vomit they have no way of getting rid of whatever is inside them. Colic can be fatal unless it is rapidly treated by a vet.
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What is the term for cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a medical and chemical term.
What is the term for german colic opera?
Komische Oper is the German translation of the English words colic opera.
What is the term for an obstruction of the intestine from the greek word for colic?
Ileus
What are the symptoms of colic in a baby?
Baby Colic is a term used to describe a baby that appears to be in distress without a discernible reason. Baby Colic is often expressed by frequent and seemingly uninterruptable crying.
What is is a spasm of the smooth muscle of the ureter or bladder caused by a kidney stone?
Colic is the term for smooth muscle spasm. When found in the ureter, it's known as ureteral colic, and in the bladder, bladder colic.
What is the medical term meaning high blood cholesterol level?
Cholesterol is a medical and chemical term.
What is mud colic in horses?
Colic is the number one cause of equine death. Colic is defined as a abdominal pain. The most causes of Colic is a massive mass of food blocking the intestine at one of the flexures. Gas is another common cause, resulting in pain from the intestine being stretched. Another type comes from the displacement of part of the intestine. "Volvulus" or "torsion" is a type of colic that results from a piece of the intestine twisting
What is the medical term meaning low cholesterol?
Abnormally low cholesterol is called hypocholesterolemia.
What is spasmotic colic?
Spasmodic colic is a condition in horses where there is abdominal pain caused by painful spasms of the intestinal muscles. It is commonly seen in horses and can be triggered by various factors such as stress, diet changes, or parasites. Treatment usually involves pain management and addressing the underlying cause.
Have scientists found a cure for colic on horses?
Colic is a general term used to describe pain in a horses abdomen. There is no one single kind of 'colic', but instead many forms. These can include impaction's, gas, and many others. Some have 'cures' while others do not. The majority of colic type cases must be addressed through surgery or nasal tubing depending on the case.
What is the medical term meaning sustained muscle spasms?
Colic is the medical term meaning spasm of the visceral muscles.
When a horse is biting its sides pawing the ground and groaning it might have a case of?
Now, I could be wrong, but it sounds to me like maybe, colic?
