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sciatic

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sci·at·ic  (s-tk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the ischium or to the region of the hipbone in which it is located.
2. Of or relating to sciatica.

[French sciatique, from Old French, from Medieval Latin sciaticus, alteration of Latin ischiadicus, from Greek iskhiadikos, from iskhias, iskhiad-, sciatica, from iskhion, hip.]

sciatic [saɪˈætɪk]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of or relating to the hip or the hipbone
2. (Medicine / Pathology) of, relating to, or afflicted with sciatica
[from French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, from Latin ischiadicus relating to pain in the hip, from Greek iskhiadikos, from iskhia hip joint]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sciatic - relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
2.sciatic - of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it); "sciatic nerve"
Translations
sciatic [saɪˈætɪk] ADJciático
sciatic
adjIschias-, ischiadisch (spec); sciatic nerveIschiasnerv m


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The bullet went clean through my thigh, drilling the bone, but happily missing the sciatic nerve; thus the mere pain was less than it might have been, but of course I went over in a light-brown heap.
 
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