sciatica
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English
Etymology
Late Middle English, from Late Latin sciatica, feminine of sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sciatica (countable and uncountable, plural sciaticas)
- (pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.
- 2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian:
- He picked up his own phone, shunned limos and preferred to walk if possible (sciatica later caused him to use a wheelchair) – as, for example, on the day after his election when he slipped away on foot to collect his suitcase and settle the bill at the modest pensione where he had been booked in before the conclave began.
Derived terms
Translations
neuralgia of the sciatic nerve
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Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
sciatica f sg
Noun
sciatica f (plural sciatiche)
- (pathology) sciatica
- Synonym: sciatalgia