1. Relating to or situated in the neighborhood of the ischium or hip. Ischial or s.. SYN: ischiadic, ischial, ischiatic. 2. Relating to sciatica. SYN: ischiadicus. [Mediev. L. sciaticus, a corruption of G. ischiadikos, fr. ischion, the hip joint]
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sci·at·ic sī-'at-ik adj
1) of, relating to, or situated near the hip
2) of, relating to, or caused by sciatica <\sciatic pains>
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sci·at·ic (si-atґik) [L. sciaticus; Gr. ischiadikos] 1. ischial. 2. pertaining to or located near the sciatic nerve; called also ischiadic and ischiatic.Medical dictionary. 2011.