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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sciatica/sʌɪˈatɪkə/

▶noun pain affecting the back, hip, and outer side of the leg, caused by compression of a spinal nerve root in the lower back.

– origin ME: from late L. sciatica (passio) ‘(affliction) of sciatica’ (see sciatic).

'sciatica' also found in these Oxford entries:

sciatic - slipped disc

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