sciatic

American  

[sahy-at-ik] / saɪˈæt ɪk /

adjective

Anatomy.

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

2. affecting the hip or the sciatic nerves.

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noun

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

sciatic British  

/ saɪˈætɪk /

adjective

1. anatomy of or relating to the hip or the hipbone

2. of, relating to, or afflicted with sciatica

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Other Word Forms

• nonsciatic adjective
• sciatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of sciatic

1535–45; < Medieval Latin sciaticus, alteration of Greek ischiadikós ischiadic ( def. )

Example Sentences

A large wallet can tilt your pelvis and compress your sciatic nerve.

From Science Daily

Sciatica is pain or numbness that follows the path of the sciatic nerve from the lower back down the leg.

From Barron's

Back pain is a typical symptom, but the pain can spread all the way down the legs and to the feet if one of the sciatic nerves is involved.

From Los Angeles Times

A glute strain began affecting his sciatic nerve and the pain left Bosa unable to do anything except lie on an exercise ball in the fetal position for hours.

From Los Angeles Times

Using mouse antibodies that glom on to proteasomes, and other methods, the investigators found the proteasomes on the surface of neurons in the spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia, sciatic nerve and peripheral nerves innervating skin.

From Science Daily