"Flank Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				Pain emanating from below the RIBS and above the ILIUM.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D021501 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C23.888.592.612.386 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Flank PainFlank PainFlank PainsPain, FlankPains, Flank
 Right Flank PainRight Flank PainFlank Pain, RightFlank Pains, RightPain, Right FlankPains, Right FlankRight Flank Pains
 Left Flank PainLeft Flank PainFlank Pain, LeftFlank Pains, LeftLeft Flank PainsPain, Left FlankPains, Left Flank
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