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sciatica

[sahy-at-i-kuh] Origin

sci·at·i·ca

[sahy-at-i-kuh]
noun Pathology.
1.
pain and tenderness at some points of the sciatic nerve, usually caused by a prolapsed intervertebral disk; sciatic neuralgia.
2.
any painful disorder extending from the hip down the back of the thigh and surrounding area.

Origin:
1400–50; < Medieval Latin, noun use of feminine of sciaticus sciatic
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sciatica (saɪˈætɪkə)
 
n
a form of neuralgia characterized by intense pain and tenderness along the course of the body's longest nerve (sciatic nerve), extending from the back of the thigh down to the calf of the leg
 
[C15: from Late Latin sciatica; see sciatic]

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Word Origin & History

sciatica
late 14c., from M.L. sciatica, in sciatica passio "sciatic disease," from fem. of sciaticus "sciatic," from L. ischiadicus "of pain in the hip," from Gk. iskhiadikos, from iskhias (gen. iskhiados) "pain in the hips," from iskhion "hip joint." Sciatic (adj.) is attested from 1540s.
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Medical Dictionary

sciatica sci·at·i·ca (sī-āt'ĭ-kə)
n.
Pain along the sciatic nerve that radiates from the lower back to the buttocks and back of the thigh and is usually caused by a herniated disk of the lumbar region of the spine.

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sciatica [(seye-at-i-kuh)]

Chronic pain in the hip and upper leg caused by irritation of a large nerve — the sciatic nerve — that runs through the pelvis and down the back of the thigh.

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