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SCIATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it)
Example:
sciatic nerve
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hip (the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
sciatica (neuralgia along the sciatic nerve)
Derivation:
sciatica (neuralgia along the sciatic nerve)