sciatica

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sci·at·i·ca

 (sī-ăt′ĭ-kə)
n.
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.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from feminine of sciaticus, of the hip; see sciatic.]
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sciatica

(saɪˈætɪkə)
n
(Pathology) 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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sci•at•i•ca

(saɪˈæt ɪ kə)

n.
pain involving the sacral plexus or sciatic nerve, often felt in the lower back and along the back of the thigh.
[1400–50; < Medieval Latin, n. use of feminine of sciaticus sciatic]
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sciatica

a painful condition in the region of the thighs and hips caused by neuritis of the sciatic nerve in the back of the thigh.
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sciatica

Pain from buttock to thigh caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sciatica - neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
neuralgia, neuralgy - acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
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Translations
عرق النساء
ischias
Ischias
ισχιαλγία
iskias
sciaticanervo sciatico

sciatica

[saɪˈætɪkə] N (Med) → ciática f
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sciatica

[saɪˈætɪkə] n → sciatique f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sciatica

n → Ischias m or nt
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sciatica

[saɪˈætɪkə] n (Med) → sciatica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sci·at·i·ca

n. ciática, neuralgia que se irradia a lo largo del nervio ciático.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sciatica

n ciática
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He seemed to be afflicted with some form of sciatica, and limped painfully along.
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