sciatic

[ sahy-at-ik ]

/ saɪˈæt ɪk /

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adjective Anatomy.

of, pertaining to, situated near, or affecting the ischium or back of the hip.

affecting the hip or the sciatic nerves.

noun

a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.

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Origin of sciatic

1535–45; <Medieval Latin sciaticus, alteration of Greek ischiadikós ischiadic

OTHER WORDS FROM sciatic

sci·at·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·sci·at·ic, adjective

Words nearby sciatic

Schwyzertütsch, sci., sciaenid, sciaenoid, sciamachy, sciatic, sciatica, sciatic nerve, SCID, science, science dictionary

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How to use sciatic in a sentence

This helps to reduce pressure along your back, sciatic, and pelvis.
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But at intervals, throughout the rest of his life, the sciatic nerve would remind him of that lonely watch.
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When Steve and Nancy reached home they found Mr. Follet in bed suffering intensely with sciatic pains.
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Mr. Follet was complaining of some sciatic pain, but tried to throw it off with his usual nervous energy.
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The great sciatic nerve was injured, but the woman recovered, though she remained lame.
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In one remarkable instance a patient complained of sciatic pain fifteen days after hysterectomy.
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British Dictionary definitions for sciatic

sciatic

/ (saɪˈætɪk) /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to the hip or the hipbone

of, relating to, or afflicted with sciatica

Word Origin for sciatic

C16: from French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, from Latin ischiadicus relating to pain in the hip, from Greek iskhiadikos, from iskhia hip joint

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