Flank (anatomy)
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| Flank | |
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 Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Latus labeled as "lumbar".) | |
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| Latin | regio lateralis |
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The flank or latus is the side of the body between the rib cage and the iliac bone of the hip (below the rib cage and above the ilium).[1]
It is sometimes called the lumbar region.
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