sciatic
Americanadjective
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of, pertaining to, situated near, or affecting the ischium or back of the hip.
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affecting the hip or the sciatic nerves.
noun
adjective
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anatomy of or relating to the hip or the hipbone
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of, relating to, or afflicted with sciatica
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sciatic
1535–45; < Medieval Latin sciaticus, alteration of Greek ischiadikós ischiadic ( def. )
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But just months after this career highlight, symptoms Dan thought were sciatic nerve pain and wear and tear were revealed to be benign tumours in his spine, which needed to be operated on immediately.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Sciatica is pain or numbness that follows the path of the sciatic nerve from the lower back down the leg.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
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 ● Oct. 25, 2024
VA doctors told him they didn’t want to risk surgery to remove the shrapnel because it was too close to his sciatic nerve.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
He used an electric current to stimulate an amphibian’s calf, then employed the galvanometer to measure how long it took the electrical current to run along the sciatic nerve.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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