sciatic nerve
21sciatic — adj. 1 of the hip. 2 of or affecting the sciatic nerve. 3 suffering from or liable to sciatica. Phrases and idioms: sciatic nerve the largest nerve in the human body, running from the pelvis to the thigh. Derivatives: sciatically adv. Etymology:… …
22sciatic foramen — noun : either of two foramina on each side leading from the pelvis to the gluteal and peroneal regions and transmitting respectively (1) the sciatic nerve, superior and inferior gluteal, pudendal, and other nerves, associated vessels, and the… …
23Nerve guidance conduit — A nerve guidance conduit (also referred to as an artificial nerve conduit or artificial nerve graft, as opposed to an autograft) is an artificial means of guiding axonal regrowth to facilitate nerve regeneration and is one of several clinical… …
24Nerve plexus — Spinal nerve Cervical plexus …
25Nerve compression — “Pinching” a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully compressed by a ruptured disc in the lower spine causing sciatica. In nerve compression there is pressure on a nerve root or a peripheral nerve …
26sciatic — 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] …
27sciatic — /saɪˈætɪk / (say suy atik) adjective 1. of the ischium or back of the hip: sciatic nerve. 2. affecting the hip or the sciatic nerves. {Medieval Latin sciaticus, alteration of Latin ischiadicus ischiadic} …
28sciatic artery — artery to sciatic nerve arteria comitans nervi ischiadici …
29sciatic block — regional anesthesia of the lower leg and foot by injection of a local anesthetic around the sciatic nerve …
30sciatic — sci|at|ic [ saı ætık ] adjective MEDICAL relating to your HIPS or the area around them: the sciatic nerve …
