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SCIATIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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)

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