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sciatic
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What does sciatic mean?
adjective
- Of, or relating to the ischium.
- Of, or relating to sciatica.
noun
- The sciatic nerve.
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noun
- A person with sciatica.
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The great sciatic nerve was found hanging 15 inches from the stump, having given way from its division in the popliteal space.
But my study of the Catacombs was brought to an abrupt end in a fortnight by a severe attack of sciatic rheumatism, which kept me in Rome with a trained nurse during many weeks, and later sent me to the Riviera to lead an invalid's life once more.
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Given a belief in the constant presence of the unseen and its frequent manifestation, such a story as that of Peniel might well arise from an unexplained injury to the sciatic muscle, while more than one ailment of the heart or liver might perhaps suggest the touch of a beckoning god.