FLANK

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 2

n. Fla2n2k. Probably from flaccus, flabby. Gr., Xo.ywi'. Latin, ilium, lat us. Fr., flanc. Ger., Flanke, Semite. It., fianco. Sp., ijar, ijada. The lateral part of the trunk between the lower ribs and the pelvis. [A, 301.] [s. 71]