sciatica
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Late Middle English, from Late Latin sciatica, feminine of sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sciatica (countable and uncountable, plural sciaticas)
- (pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.
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Translations[edit]
neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
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Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sciatica f sg
Noun[edit]
sciatica f (plural sciatiche)
- (pathology) sciatica
- Synonym: sciatalgia
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