Definition of "sciatic nerve" []

• A sensory and motor nerve originating in the sacral plexus and running through the pelvis and upper leg. (noun)

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• "Likewise, exercise can stimulate injured neurons to regenerate their axons; animals that exercise regenerate significantly more sciatic nerve axons than sedentary animals."
• "Finally after a week, my baby shifted and the pressure on my sciatic nerve eased up, and I was once again able to move."