sciatic nerve


sciatic nerve

noun

Definition of SCIATIC NERVE

: either of the pair of largest nerves in the body that arise one on each side from the nerve plexus supplying the posterior limb and pelvic region and that pass out of the pelvis and down the back of the thigh

First Known Use of SCIATIC NERVE

1741

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