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French
Etymology
From Latin sciaticus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sciatique (plural sciatiques)
- sciatic; related to the hip
- Synonyms: coxal, iliaque
Noun
sciatique m (plural sciatiques)
- (pathology) sciatica
2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 13; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:Il avait confié les clefs du magasin à un collègue à trois occasions en vingt-cinq ans : une grippe intestinale, une pose d’implant dentaire et une sciatique.- Only three times in twenty-five years, had he entrusted the keys to one of his colleagues: a bout of gastric flu, a dental implant fitting and an attack of sciatica.
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Noun
sciatique f (plural sciatiques)
- (Jersey, pathology) sciatica