sb. pl. Path. [L. tormina gripes, griping of the bowels, pl. of *tormen, for *torqmen, f. torquēre to twist.] Acute griping or wringing pains in the bowels; gripes. Also fig.
1656. R. Robinson, Christ All, 106. They have not those tormina and gripings in their consciences which other Sinners have.
1658. Phillips, Torminous, troubled with Tormina, i. gripings of the Belly.
1843. R. J. Graves, Syst. Clin. Med., vi. 75. They have costive or irregular bowels, diarrhœa, tormina.
1866. A. Flint, Princ. Med. (1880), 413. Griping or colic pains which are called tormina.
Hence Torminal, † Torminous adjs., of the nature of or characterized by tormina; † affected with tormina.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Torminous,… that frets the guts, or that hath torments and frettings in the guts.
1666. G. Harvey, Morb. Angl., x. 85. A torminous diarrhé.
1822–34. Good’s Study Med., I. 198. A few slight torminal pains.
