Sciatic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sciatic \Sci*at"ic\, a. [F. sciatique, LL. sciaticus, from L.
     ischiadicus, Gr. ?. See {Ischiadic}.] (Anat.)
     Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting,
     the hip; ischial; ischiatic; as, the sciatic nerve, sciatic
     pains.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sciatic \Sci*at"ic\, n. [Cf. F. sciatique.] (Med.)
     Sciatica.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sciatic
       adj 1: relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
       2: of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone
          containing it); "sciatic nerve"