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sciatic nerve

sciatic nerve noun: a large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.

Noun

sciatic nerve (plural sciatic nerves)

  1. A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.
    • His right hand detoured to cover his left shoulder and I kicked him in his mid right thigh, finding, it appeared, his sciatic nerve.2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 142

sciatic nerve meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

sciatic nerve in Hindi

large nerve
आसन तंत्रिका āsan tantrikā

sciatic nerve in Arabic

large nerve
عصب النسا

sciatic nerve in Persian

large nerve
عصب سیاتیک

Forms of sciatic nerve

pluralsciatic nerves

Questions about sciatic nerve

What does sciatic nerve mean?
Sciatic nerve means a large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.
What is sciatic nerve in Hindi?
Sciatic nerve in Hindi is आसन तंत्रिका (āsan tantrikā). See Sciatic nerve meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sciatic nerve?
Sciatic nerve is a noun.
What is the plural of sciatic nerve?
The plural of sciatic nerve is sciatic nerves.

Words near sciatic nerve in the dictionary

  1. sciath
  2. sciatheric
  3. sciatherical
  4. sciaths
  5. sciatic
  6. sciatic nerve
  7. sciatic nerves
  8. sciatica
  9. sciatical
  10. sciatically
  11. sciaticas

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