sciatica

(sī ati kə)

noun

any painful condition in the region of the hip and thigh; esp., neuritis of the long nerve () passing down the back of the thigh

Origin: ME < ML < sciaticus

See sciatica in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Pain along the sciatic nerve usually caused by a herniated disk of the lumbar region of the spine and radiating to the buttocks and to the back of the thigh.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin

Origin: , from feminine of sciaticus, of the hip; see sciatic

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