sciatica
/saɪˈætɪkə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He picked up his own phone, shunned limos and preferred to walk if possible (sciatica later caused him to use a wheelchair) – as, for example, on the day after his election when he slipped away on foot to collect his suitcase and settle the bill at the modest pensione where he had been booked in before the conclave began."
Etymology
Late Middle English, from Late Latin sciatica, feminine of sciaticus, from Ancient Greek ἰσχιαδικός (iskhiadikós), the adjective of ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, sciatica, ἰσχιαδικός