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Sciatica vs Sciatical - What's the difference?

sciatica | sciatical |

As a noun sciatica

is neuralgia of the sciatic nerve characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

As an adjective sciatical is

sciatic.

sciatica

English

Noun

  • (pathology, neurology) Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.

    • Derived terms

    * sciatic

    External links

    * (wikipedia "sciatica") ----

    sciatical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • sciatic
    • (Webster 1913)