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sciatic
[ sahy-at-ik ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to, situated near, or affecting the ischium or back of the hip.
- affecting the hip or the sciatic nerves.
noun
- a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
sciatic
/ saɪˈætɪk /
adjective
- anatomy of or relating to the hip or the hipbone
- of, relating to, or afflicted with sciatica
Other Words From
- sci·ati·cal·ly adverb
- nonsci·atic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sciatic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sciatic1
Example Sentences
A glute strain began affecting his sciatic nerve and the pain left Bosa unable to do anything except lie on an exercise ball in the fetal position for hours.
Using mouse antibodies that glom on to proteasomes, and other methods, the investigators found the proteasomes on the surface of neurons in the spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia, sciatic nerve and peripheral nerves innervating skin.
VA doctors told him they didn’t want to risk surgery to remove the shrapnel because it was too close to his sciatic nerve.
The fibers were able to significantly inhibit sciatic pain in those light-stimulated mice.
According to a study published in Nature Materials, the researchers showed the material can be used to precisely stimulate neurons remotely and to bridge the gap in a broken sciatic nerve in a rat model.
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