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sciatica

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /saɪˈætɪkə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

neuralgia along the sciatic nerve

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: neuralgia, neuralgy

History

Etymology

Late Middle English, from Late Latin sciatica, feminine of sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِرْق النَّسَا (ʕirq an-nasā) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Arabic: النَّسَا (an-nasā) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Bulgarian: ишиа̀с (išiàs) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Catalan: ciàtica — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Chinese Mandarin: 坐骨神經痛 /坐骨神经痛 (zuògǔshénjīngtòng) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Czech: ischias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Czech: houser — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Danish: iskias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Esperanto: iskiatalgio — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Faroese: iskias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Faroese: lærmønuverkur — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Finnish: iskias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • French: sciatique — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • German: Ischias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Greek: ισχιαλγία (ischialgía) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Ancient Greek: ἰσχιάς (iskhiás) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Hebrew: נשית (nashít) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Hungarian: derékfájás — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Hungarian: isiász — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Hungarian: ülőidegzsába — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Hungarian: faridegzsába — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Japanese: 坐骨神経痛 (zakotsushinkeitsū) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Korean: 좌골신경통 (jwagolsin'gyeongtong) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Latin: ischias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Māori: kanikani — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Norman: sciatique — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Norwegian Bokmål: isjias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: isjias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Polish: rwa kulszowa — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Portuguese: ciática — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Russian: ишиас (išias) — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Scottish Gaelic: siataig — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Serbo-Croatian: ishijas — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Serbo-Croatian: išijas — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Serbo-Croatian: ishialgija — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Serbo-Croatian: šatika — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Slovak: ischias — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Spanish: ciática — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Tagalog: siyatika — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
  • Turkish: siyatik — neuralgia of the sciatic nerve