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sciatica (n.)

late 14c., from Medieval Latin sciatica, in sciatica passio "sciatic disease," fem. of sciaticus "sciatic," corruption of Latin ischiadicus "of pain in the hip," from Greek iskhiadikos, from iskhias (genitive iskhiados) "pain in the hips," from iskhion "hip joint."

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Definitions of sciatica from WordNet

sciatica (n.)
neuralgia along the sciatic nerve;
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