'Sciatica' definitions:

Definition of 'sciatica'

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noun
Neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

Definition of 'Sciatica'

From: GCIDE
  • Sciatica \Sci*at"i*ca\, n. [NL.] (Med.) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'sciatica'

From: GCIDE
  • Ischiadic \Is`chi*ad"ic\ ([i^]s`k[i^]*[a^]d"[i^]k), a. [L. ischiadicus, Gr. 'ischiadoko`s, fr. 'ischi`on the hip joint, hip or loin. Cf. Sciatic.] (Anat.) Ischial. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Ischiadic passion or Ischiadic disease (Med.), a rheumatic or neuralgic affection of some part about the hip joint; -- called also sciatica. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sciatica'

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