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constellation (iou) and pancreatic colic (medicine)


constellation (iou)



constellation noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from late Latin constellatio(n-), formed as CON- + stella star: see -ATION.]
Astrology. The relative positions of the stars (i.e. planets), as supposed to influence events; esp. their positions at the time of someone's birth; character, as so influenced. ME-M19.
A group of fixed stars with a traditional imaginary outline as seen in the sky. LME.
A group or cluster, esp. of brilliant things; Psychology a group of associated ideas or personality components. E17.
R. Boyle A Constellation of fair Ladies.

pancreatic colic (medicine)


pancreatic colic


Severe colicky abdominal pain, resembling that of biliary colic, caused by the passage of a pancreatic calculus.