Costovertebral angle
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View of the human skeleton from the back; the costovertebral angle is marked.
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| Latin | arcus costovertebralis |
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| Anatomical terminology
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The costovertebral angle (Latin: arcus costovertebralis) is the acute angle formed on either side of the human back between the twelfth rib and the vertebral column.[1]
The kidney lies directly below this area, so is the place where, with percussion (Latin: sucussio renalis), pain is elicited when the person has kidney inflammation. The presence of pain is marked as a positive Murphy's punch sign or as costovertebral angle tenderness.[2]
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