a. [ F. sciatique, LL. sciaticus, from L. ischiadicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Ischiadic. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting, the hip; ischial; ischiatic;
n. [ Cf. F. sciatique. ] (Med.) Sciatica. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL. ] (Med.) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See
a. (Anat.) Sciatic. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. With, or by means of, sciatica. [ 1913 Webster ]