nervus ischiadicus

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Noun

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nervus ischiadicus - arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves sciatic nerve nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle