Meaning

1 senses
  1. A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.

    Ischiasnerv

    сідничний нервsidnyčnyj nerv

More definitions
  • arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves

Examples

2 sentences
  1. A pinched sciatic nerve can be excruciatingly painful.

    deEin eingeklemmter Ischiasnerv kann unerträglich schmerzhaft sein. — brauchinet

  2. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the human body.

    ruСедалищный нерв - самый длинный нерв в человеческом теле. — corvard

    deDer Nervus ischiadicus ist der längste Nerv des menschlichen Körpers. — jerom

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
large nerve:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large nerve:

Forms

plural: sciatic nerves
Singularsciatic nerve
Pluralsciatic nerves

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves:nervus ischiadicus

See also

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