Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sciatic nerve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: sci-at-ic n-erve
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.

Example Sentences

"His right hand detoured to cover his left shoulder and I kicked him in his mid right thigh, finding, it appeared, his sciatic nerve."

Inflected Forms

sciatic nerves (plural)

Synonyms

nervus ischiadicus

Questions

What does sciatic nerve mean?: A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.

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