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Definition of Sciatica
1. Noun. Neuralgia along the sciatic nerve.
Definition of Sciatica
1. n. Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic.
Definition of Sciatica
1. a painful disorder of the hip and adjoining areas [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sciatica
1. A syndrome characterised by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and into the lower extremity along its posterior or lateral aspect and most commonly caused by prolapse of the intervertebral disk, the term is also used to refer to pain anywhere along the course of the sciatic nerve. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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