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Keywords:  ischiadikos, ischium, nerve, ischion, ischiatic
Related Terms: Sciatica, Sciatic nerve, Femoral nerve, Sacroiliac, Ulnar, Sacroiliac joints, Backbone, Sacroiliac joint, Posterior longitudinal ligament, Scalenus, Lhermitte's sign, Cervical plexus, Spinous process, Piriformis syndrome, Lumbosacral, Sacral, Sacrum, Lumbar, Spinal column, Vertebral column, Hip fracture, Lumbar region, Neural arch, Brachial plexus, Vertebral canal, Navicular disease, Cervical, Bankart lesion, Femoral neck, Vertebra, Trapezius, Spondylolysis, Vertebrae, Spinal, Thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Spondylosis, Kyphosis, Cervical spine, Occipital condyle, Spondylolisthesis, Coccygeal, Coccyx, Spinal canal, Occipital bone, Vertebral subluxation, Navicular, Thoracic outlet syndrome, Femur fracture, Anterior fontanelle
Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting, the hip; ischial; ischiatic; as, the sciatic nerve, sciatic pains.
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adjective, Greek ischion = hip-joint. Ischiadikos meant pertaining to the ischium or hip - later changed to sciatic. (The ischium earns its name because it forms 2/5 of the acetabulum, whereas the ilium contributes 2/5, and the pubis only 1/5). The sciatic nerve lies on the ischium.
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of or relating to the ischium (or the part of the hipbone containing it); "sciatic nerve"
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Sciatica.
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