sciatic nerve
Definitions
A large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.
Equivalents
10 more languages
العربيةعصب النسا
Catalànervi ciàtic
Češtinasedací nerv
Íslenskasettaug
Italianonervo ischiatico
日本語坐骨神経
한국어궁둥신경
Portuguêsnervo ciático
Românănerv sciatic
Examples
“His right hand detoured to cover⟳ his left shoulder and I kicked him in his mid right thigh, finding, it appeared, his sciatic nerve.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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