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A nerve which originates in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord (L4 to S3) and supplies motor and sensory innervation to the lower extremity. The sciatic nerve, which is the main continuation of the sacral plexus, is the largest nerve in the body. It has two major branches, the TIBIAL NERVE and the PERONEAL NERVE.
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- Nerve, Sciatic
- Nerves, Sciatic
- Sciatic Nerves
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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dis = SCIATIC NEUROPATHY (IM); neopl = SCIATIC NEUROPATHY (IM) + PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sciatic Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012584. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012584
- Sciatic Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciatic_nerve
- Sciatic Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q307869