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flank(e
n.
Additional spellings:
flanke
19 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The soft portion of the body between the ribs and the pelvis;
specif.
, the groin, the lower part of the belly, or the side or flank of the abdomen; (b)
flank bon
, hip bone, ilium;
ivel of flank,
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