noun
sciatic nerve
Anatomical term for the large nerve running from the lower back down each leg.
坐骨神経痛は、腰から足にかけて痛みやしびれを引き起こす。
Sciatica causes pain or numbness from the lower back down the leg.
Standard kanji spelling using 坐 (sit).
Variant using 座 (sit), also common.
Sciatica, the condition of pain along the sciatic nerve, derived from 坐骨神経.
From 坐骨 (ischium, lit. 'sit bone') + 神経 (nerve).