sciatica
Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the…Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.
» Sciatica made me unable to move.
Меня сковал радикулит.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.
Ischias
ишиасišias
neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
Examples
4 sentencesSciatica made me unable to move.
ruМеня сковал радикулит.
Yanni suffered from sciatica.
Sciatica immobilized me.
ruМеня сковал радикулит.
"According to his own statement, Tom Juncker has sciatica." "Really? And I thought, he was an alcoholic."
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Late Latin sciatica, feminine of sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰLate Middle English, from Late Latin sciatica, feminine of sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).
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Forms
plural: sciaticasWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable