1. arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves; [syn: sciatic nerve, nervus ischiadicus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sciatic nerve
n 1: arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down
the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and
tibial nerves [syn: sciatic nerve, nervus ischiadicus]