Sci*at"i*ca (?), n. [NL.] (Med.)
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.
Sci*at"i*ca (?), n. [NL.] (Med.)
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.
