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sciatic

sciatic

4 7.2
Connected to the large nerve that runs from the lower back to the leg
  • adjective
  • /saɪˈætɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sciático
  • Crossing your legs can put more pressure on the sciatic nerve, intensifying this condition.
  • sciatic nerve
  • sciatic pain
  • sciatic foramen

I have a little bit, I have some pain on the left side, like sciatic nerve pain and a little bit of numbness on the top of my left foot.

Examples

  • We also had to remove a good amount of the sheath tissue around the sciatic nerve.

    50/50 (2011)

  • And then when the season started, man, he had a sciatic nerve issue that was in his like running down his back and he could not play.

  • I'm having a problem with my sciatic nerve.

    Heavyweights (1995)

  • For two years, I had been suffering from a severe pain... ...the result of a sciatic nerve problem.

    The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

  • Right back here... don't move... is your sciatic nerve.

    Death Wish (2018)

  • Uh, is your sciatic nerve bothering you again?

    Bulworth (1998)

  • I can barely walk because the swelling and pressure permanently damaged the sciatic nerve.

    Blog text (24)

  • Chronic sciatic pain frequently leads patients to seek a cure, be it medications, physiotherapy, or surgery.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The sciatic nerve and its branches provide deeper sensation and muscular innervation of the ankle and foot.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Many people suffer from pain in their sciatic nerve when sitting for long periods.

Compounds

sciatic nerve
  • Specialized
3 4.4

A large thick cord that sends messages from the lower back down the back of each leg

Surface Forms

sciatic positive

Morphology

sciatic = sciatica (opaque) = sciat + ic

The adjective is formed with the combining form 'sciat-' plus '-ic', but the combining form is a specialized medical element unfamiliar to average learners, so the relation is not derivable from common vocabulary.

Etymology

Sciatic comes from a Greek word ischion meaning 'hip', so a helpful image is the long nerve that starts at the hip and runs down the leg. That's why sciatic is used for the nerve, the hip area, or the pain along that nerve.