SCIATICA

sciatica

(noun) neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Sci*at"i*ca, n. Etym: [NL.] (Med.)

Definition: Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thing, 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 adjoininhg. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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