sciatic

[ sahy-at-ik ]

/ saɪˈæt ɪk /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of sciatic

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

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

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Examples from the Web for sciatic

When I met this gentleman in Columbus, Ohio, he was a living skeleton, having suffered for years from sciatic rheumatism.
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The branch of the middle peroneal division of the sciatic nerve emerges between the proximal ends of Mm.
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In one remarkable instance a patient complained of sciatic pain fifteen days after hysterectomy.
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Appearance of epilepsy also in animals born of parents which had been rendered epileptic by section of the sciatic nerve.
Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume II (of 3)|George John Romanes

Their removal by operation does not always assure against the occurrence of sciatic troubles.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

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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Word Origin and History for sciatic

sciatic

adj.

"pertaining to the hip," also in reference to the large nerve from the pelvis to the thigh, 1540s, from Middle French sciatique (14c.), from Medieval Latin sciaticus (see sciatica).

Medicine definitions for sciatic

sciatic

[ sī-ăt′ĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to the ischium or to the region of the hipbone in which it is located.

Of or relating to sciatica.