See Also: diasystem(dictionary)

ischiadic (iou) and diasystem (iou)


ischiadic (iou)



ischiadic adjective. Now rare. E18.
[Latin ischiadicus from Greek iskhiadikos, from iskhiad-, iskhias pain in the hip, from iskhion hip-joint: see -IC.]
Of or pertaining to the ischium; ischiatic.

diasystem (iou)



diasystem noun. M20.
[from DIA-1 + SYSTEM.]
Linguistics. A linguistic macro-system constructed by treating phonological variants between dialects as part of a continuum of variation.
diasy'stemic adjective L20.