noun
sciatica
seye-A-tih-kuh
noun
1
Pain caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve, typically felt running from the lower back through the buttock and down the back of the leg.
"His sciatica flared up after sitting at his desk all day."
"She started physical therapy to relieve her sciatica."
How to Use Sciatica
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA type of nerve pain that runs from the lower back down through the leg, caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve.
Common pairings
sciatica pain
suffer from sciatica
sciatica flare-up
Word Forms
sciaticas plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin sciatica, ultimately from Greek iskhiadikos, "of the hip," from iskhion, "hip."