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flank (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term latus (par)
Specific (formal) par latorum
Generic term latus
Official term flank (pair)
Formal official term pair of flanks
Generic term flank
Unit identifier TAH:U167
Entity identifiers TAH:E167; E32705; E32706; E32707
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit flank (pair)
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: regions of human body Short Extended
Level 3: regions of abdomen
Taxonomic links Level 1: immaterial entity Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical surface Short Extended
Level 3: surface of subdivision of trunk
Level 4: surface of subdivision of abdomen
Language combinations
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the side of the body between the ribs and the pelvis.
Taxonomic definition A flank is a surface of anterior part of abdomen [superficies partis anterioris abdominis ] which is the region of the abdomen on the side of the central region, when considering its division into 9 parts.
Encyclopedic definition region lateral to the midclavicular line between the transpyloric and intertubercular planes.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U9611
human body SOS
TAH:U9460
regions of human body ZES
TAH:U164
regions of abdomen ZIZ
TAH:U167 flank (pair) PIZ
Taxonomy
Date: 14.06.2026