Latin regio lateralis | Dorlands/Elsevier l_04/12479185 | |
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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).
In some contexts, it is sometimes called the lumbar region.
References
Flank (anatomy) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA