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Descriptor
English
:
Sciatic Nerve
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Nervio Ciático
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Nervo Isquiático
Synonyms
English
:
Nerve, Sciatic
Nerves, Sciatic
Sciatic Nerves
Tree Number:
A08.800.800.720.450.760
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
dis =
SCIATIC NEUROPATHY
(IM); neopl =
SCIATIC NEUROPATHY
(IM) +
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS
(IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
See Related
English
:
Sciatica
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
12965
Unique Identifier:
D012584
Occurrence in VHL
:
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DeCS