Phrase guide

sciatic nerve

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nervus ischiadicus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nerve, nervus

History

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عصب النسا — large nerve
  • Azerbaijani: oturaq sinir — large nerve
  • Basque: nerbio ziatiko — large nerve
  • Bulgarian: седалищен нерв (sedališten nerv) — large nerve
  • Catalan: nervi ciàtic — large nerve
  • Chinese Mandarin: 坐骨神經 /坐骨神经 (zuògǔshénjīng) — large nerve
  • Czech: sedací nerv — large nerve
  • Extremaduran: niervu ceáticu — large nerve
  • Finnish: lonkkahermo — large nerve
  • French: nerf ischiatique — large nerve
  • French: nerf sciatique — large nerve
  • Galician: nervio ciático — large nerve
  • German: Ischiasnerv — large nerve
  • Hebrew: עצב השת — large nerve
  • Hindi: आसन तंत्रिका (āsan tantrikā) — large nerve
  • Hungarian: ülőideg — large nerve
  • Icelandic: settaug — large nerve
  • Ingrian: istumisnerva — large nerve
  • Italian: nervo ischiatico — large nerve
  • Japanese: 坐骨神経 (zakotsushinkei) — large nerve
  • Korean: 궁둥신경 (gungdungsin'gyeong) — large nerve
  • Norwegian Bokmål: isjiasnerve — large nerve
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: isjiasnerve — large nerve
  • Persian: عصب سیاتیک — large nerve
  • Polish: nerw kulszowy — large nerve
  • Portuguese: nervo ciático — large nerve
  • Romanian: nerv sciatic — large nerve
  • Spanish: nervio ciático — large nerve
  • Turkish: siyatik sinir — large nerve
  • Ukrainian: сідничний нерв (sidnyčnyj nerv) — large nerve
  • Welsh: nerf sciatic — large nerve