The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Renal capsules or Renal glands, the suprarenal capsules. See under Capsule.
Renal casts, Renal colic. (Med.) See under Cast, and Colic.
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.
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.
WordNet
n. sharp pain in the lower back that radiates into the groin; associated with the passage of a renal calculus through the ureter
Wikipedia
Renal colic is a type of abdominal pain commonly caused by kidney stones.
Usage examples of "renal colic".
There may be gastric colic in the stomach, biliary colic due to irregular contractions of the bile ducts, renal colic in the kidneys, etc.
You can't measure it-the difference in suffering between a woman having a baby and a man having a renal colic.