| sciatica | A syndrome characterised by pain radiating from the back into the buttock and into the lower extremity along its posterior or lateral aspect and most commonly caused by prolapse of the intervertebral disk, the term is also used to refer to pain anywhere along the course of the sciatic nerve. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| sciatical | <anatomy> Sciatic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |