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/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: sci‧at‧i‧ca
Noun
sciatica (countable and uncountable, plural sciaticas)
- (pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.
Derived terms
- sciatic
Translations
neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
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Further reading
sciatica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈʃa.ti.ka/
- Rhymes: -atika
- Hyphenation: scià‧ti‧ca
Adjective
sciatica f sg
- feminine singular of sciatico
Noun
sciatica f (plural sciatiche)
- (pathology) sciatica
- Synonym: sciatalgia
Anagrams
- ascitica, icastica, stacciai