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sciatic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/saɪˈætɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/saɪˈætɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sī at′ik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sci•at•ic /saɪˈætɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Anatomyof, relating to, located near, or affecting the back of the hip or its nerves.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sci•at•ic  (sī at′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Anat.]
  1. Anatomyof, pertaining to, situated near, or affecting the ischium or back of the hip.
  2. Anatomyaffecting the hip or the sciatic nerves.

n. 
  1. Anatomya sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
  • Medieval Latin sciaticus, alteration of Greek ischiadikós ischiadic
  • 1535–45
sci•at′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sciatic /saɪˈætɪk/, sciatical /saɪˈætɪkəl/ adj
  1. of or relating to the hip or the hipbone
  2. of, relating to, or having sciatica
Etymology: 16th Century: from French sciatique, from Late Latin sciaticus, from Latin ischiadicus relating to pain in the hip, from Greek iskhiadikos, from iskhia hip joint
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'sciatic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sciatica - sacral plexus - sciatic nerve

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