sciatica

English

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Late Latin sciatica, feminine of sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saɪˈætɪkə/
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  • Hyphenation: sci‧at‧i‧ca

Noun

sciatica (countable and uncountable, plural sciaticas)

  1. (pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

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Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈʃa.ti.ka/
  • Rhymes: -atika
  • Hyphenation: scià‧ti‧ca

Adjective

sciatica f sg

  1. feminine singular of sciatico

Noun

sciatica f (plural sciatiche)

  1. (pathology) sciatica
    Synonym: sciatalgia

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