HyperDic: sciatic_nerve

English > 1 sense of the expression sciatic nerve:
NOUNbodysciatic nerve, nervus ischiadicusarises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves
English > sciatic nerve: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningArises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves.
Synonymnervus ischiadicus
Part oflegA human limb
Broadernerve, nervusAny bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
Spanishnervio ciático

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