| sciatic nerve |
The nerve that serves the legs and originates from several levels of the lower back.
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| sciatica |
An inflammation of the sciatic nerve usually marked by tenderness along the course of the nerve through the buttocks, thigh, and leg.
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| sciatic nerve |
The largest nerve in the body, formed by the motor and sensory nerves to and from the legs and feet. It begins at the base of the spinal cord as a number of roots and passes through the pelvis, down the back of each thigh to each heel.
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| sciatica |
severe pain down back of thigh running down inside of leg along the path of the sciatic nerve; causes may be pressure on nerve root; trauma, injury, strain
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| sciatic nerve |
(noun) distribution: muscles of calf and back of thigh; skin of lower calf and upper surface of foot
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