Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
sciatic notch Function:
noun : either of two notches on the dorsal border of the hipbone on each side that when closed off by ligaments form the correspondingsciatic foramina:
a : a relatively large notch just above the ischial spine that is converted into the greater sciatic foramen by the sacrospinous ligament called also
greatersciatic notch b : a smaller notch just below the ischial spine that is converted to the lesser sciatic foramen by the sacrospinous ligament and the sacrotuberous ligament calledalso
lesser sciatic notch
