sciatic adj 1: relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica 2: of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it); "sciatic nerve"
Sciatic \Sci*at"ic\, a. [F. sciatique, LL. sciaticus, from L. ischiadicus, Gr. ?. See {Ischiadic}.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting, the hip; ischial; ischiatic; as, the sciatic nerve, sciatic pains. [1913 Webster]
Sciatic \Sci*at"ic\, n. [Cf. F. sciatique.] (Med.) Sciatica. [1913 Webster]