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sciatically

sciatically

9.9
In a way that affects the nerve from the lower back to the leg
  • adverb
  • /saɪˈætɪkli/
  • Specialized
: ciáticamente
  • She was walking sciatically due to her nerve pain.

Examples

  • The patient described moving sciatically after the injury to his lower back.

  • He adjusted his posture sciatically to relieve discomfort during the examination.

  • He moved sciatically after his injury.

  • The doctor explained how to treat pain sciatically.

  • She was walking sciatically because of the intense pain in her leg.

  • He described how he sat sciatically to avoid aggravating his nerve pain.

  • Following her treatment, she noticed that she could no longer walk sciatically.

Surface Forms

sciatically positive

Morphology

sciatically = sciatic (transparent) = sciatic + ally

Formed from the adjective 'sciatic' plus the adverbial suffix '-ally'; the meaning 'in a manner relating to the sciatic nerve' follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Sciatically comes from a Greek root ischion, meaning 'hip', because the sciatic nerve runs from the lower back through the hip and down the leg. So, sciatically means 'in a way that relates to the sciatic nerve or the hip area'.