‖ ischialgia
(ɪskɪˈældʒɪə)
Also anglicized ˈischialgy.
[f. Gr. ἴσχι-ον ischium + ἄλγος, -αλγία pain.]
Pain in the ischium or hip-joint; sciatica. Hence ischiˈalgic a.
| 1847 Craig, Ischialgia, pain about the haunch, or coxo⁓femoral articulation, or in the course of the ischiatic nerve. 1855 Mayne Expos. Lex., Ischialgia,..ischialgy. Ischialgicus, of or belonging to Ischialgia: ischialgic. |