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1. (n.) sciatica
pain involving the sacral plexus or sciatic nerve, often felt in the lower back and along the back of the thigh.
Etymology: (1400–50; < ML, n. use of fem. of sciaticussciatic)
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1. (noun) sciatica
neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
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1. (noun) Sciatica
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
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1. Sciatica
A condition characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and posterior/lateral aspects of the leg. Sciatica may be a manifestation of SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; RADICULOPATHY (involving the SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; L4, L5, S1, or S2, often associated with INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT); or lesions of the CAUDA EQUINA.
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