- nervus sciaticus
- n. ischiadicus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
nervus sciaticus
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nervus — SYN: nerve. [L.] n. abducens [CN VI] [TA] SYN: abducent nerve [CN VI]. n. accessorius [CN XI] [TA] SYN: accessory nerve [CN XI]. n. acusticus SYN: vestibulocochlear nerve [CN VIII]. nervi alveolares superiores [TA] SYN: superior alveolar nerves,… … Medical dictionary
nervus ischiadicus — [TA] sciatic nerve, the largest nerve of the body: origin, sacral plexus (L4–S3); it leaves the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen; branches, divides into the tibial and common peroneal nerves, usually in lower third of thigh;… … Medical dictionary
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