坐ざ骨こつ神しん経けい痛つう

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Meanings

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noun

sciatica; sciatic neuralgia

medicine

Medical term for pain radiating along the sciatic nerve, typically from the lower back down the leg. The glosses 'ischiodynia' and 'ischias' are rare/obsolete medical synonyms.

坐ざ骨こつ神しん経けい痛つうの症

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As symptoms of sciatica, pain and numbness appear from the lower back down to the leg.

長ちょう時じ間かん座すわっていると坐ざ骨こつ神しん経けい痛つうが悪あっ化かすることがある。

Sitting for long periods can sometimes worsen sciatica.

Kanji

坐sit
骨skeleton, bone, remains
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
痛pain, hurt, damage
座squat, seat, cushion

Related words

腰よう痛つう
腰痛 is general lower back pain, while 坐骨神経痛 specifically refers to pain caused by irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve, often radiating into the leg.

Built from

坐ざ骨こつ+神しん経けい痛つう

Written forms

坐ざ骨こつ神しん経けい痛つう
Standard kanji spelling using the older form 坐. This is the most common representation in medical contexts.
座ざ骨こつ神しん経けい痛つう
Variant using the simplified kanji 座. Also encountered, but less common than 坐骨神経痛.

Etymology

Compound of 坐骨 (ischium, sitting bone) + 神経 (nerve) + 痛 (pain). The term is a direct medical compound describing pain associated with the sciatic nerve.