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Definition of sciatica
sciatica Ischiadic Is`chi*ad"ic, a. [L. ischiadicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the
hip joint, hip or loin. Cf. Sciatic.] (Anat.)
Ischial. [R.]
Ischiadicpassion or disease (Med.), a rheumatic or
neuralgic affection of some part about the hip joint; --
called also sciatica.
Sciatica 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.