Sign or Symptom
flank pain
[ flangk peyn ]
Subclass of:
Pain
Definitions related to flank pain:
  • An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) and perceived to originate in the flank.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Pain emanating from below the RIBS and above the ILIUM.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Painful sensation in the region below the ribs and above the hip.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort on the lateral side of the body in the region below the ribs and above the hip.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Pain caused by kidney disorders usually is felt in the side (flank) or small of the back. Occasionally, the pain extends to the center of the abdomen. Usually pain occurs because the kidney�s outer covering (renal capsule) is stretched by a disorder that causes rapid swelling of the kidney or because a stone has entered one of the...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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