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Webster 1913 Edition

Sciatic

Sci-at′ic

,
Adj.
[F.
sciatique
, LL.
sciaticus
, from L.
ischiadicus
, Gr. [GREEK]. 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
.

Sci-at′ic

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
sciatique
.]
(Med.)
Sciatica.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sciatic

SCIAT'IC

,

Definition 2024

sciatic

sciatic

English

Adjective

sciatic ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to the ischium.
  2. Of, or relating to sciatica.

Derived terms

Noun

sciatic ‎(plural sciatics)

  1. A person with sciatica.

Anagrams

Etymology

From Middle French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, variant of Latin ischiadicus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικος, the adjective of ἰσχίον ‎(iskhíon, “hip”).

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