sciatic nerve vs the sciatic nerve

Both 'sciatic nerve' and 'the sciatic nerve' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Sciatic nerve' is commonly used in medical or technical contexts where the term is well-known and understood. 'The sciatic nerve' is used in more general contexts or when introducing the term for the first time.

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sciatic nerve

This phrase is correct and commonly used in medical or technical contexts.

This phrase is commonly used in medical or technical contexts to refer to the large nerve that runs from the lower back down the back of each leg. It is a specific term that is well-understood in these fields.

Examples:

The patient is experiencing pain along the sciatic nerve.
The sciatic nerve is the longest and widest nerve in the human body.

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I'm going to... try stimulating the posterior sciatic nerve.
I upgraded your tracker with a little voltage spike to the sciatic nerve.
It's the baby pushing up against your sciatic nerve.
The microbes are infecting the great sciatic nerve, and they are multiplying at an incredible rate.
We also had to remove a good amount of the sheath tissue around the sciatic nerve.
We won't know until the surgeon can assess the damage done to the sciatic nerve.
Alice. You will not have ever my sciatic nerve.)
The position of the baby is simply putting pressure on your sciatic nerve.
Sections of the distal region of the tibial nerve and its branches to the gastrocnemial muscle and of the sciatic nerve should be taken.
Here you're looking at a sciatic nerve of a mouse, and you can see that that big, fat portion you can see very easily.
In addition, it may also be useful to prepare and assay sciatic nerve tissue for neuropathy target esterase inhibition activity.
In addition, it may also be useful to prepare and assay sciatic nerve tissue for neuropathy target esterase (NTE) inhibition activity.
Five years ago I thought comitology might be an inflammation of the bowel or a trapping of the sciatic nerve.
Stay clear of the sciatic nerve.
I'll,uh,try to relieve the pressure on your sciatic nerve.
But then my sister Marjorie called and said she had these frequent-flier miles and she couldn't use them because of her sciatic nerve.
The gluteal muscle should not be used routinely as an injection site because of the risk of damage to the sciatic nerve.
Peripheral nerve (sciatic or tibial, preferably close to muscle)

Alternatives:

nerve sciatica
sciatic nerve pain
sciatic nerve injury
sciatic nerve compression
sciatic nerve block

the sciatic nerve

This phrase is correct and used in more general contexts or when introducing the term for the first time.

'The sciatic nerve' is used in more general contexts or when introducing the term for the first time to provide clarity and specificity. It is often used in non-medical settings.