: small balls of dough made from potatoes or flour that are boiled in water and usually served with a sauce in Italian cooking. : dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce. small balls of dough made from potatoes or flour that are boiled in water and usually served with a sauce in Italian cooking. : dumplings usually made with potato or semolina and served with sauce.
There can be several causes for left side pain above hip including accidents, nutritional deficiency, arthritic and connective, soft tissue diseases, hernias, bursitis, or even IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).
1 Spleen irritation-Irritation or rapture of the spleen can also cause discomfort and pain under the left rib cage. 2  Pain in the left shoulder tips is added signs of a spleen rapture or damage. Costochondritis-This is a condition that results from an infection of cartilages that bond the ribs with the breastbone. 2  This can be the result of a forceful impact of the shoulder and rib cage area or caused by a viral infection. 3  Unbearable pain is experienced near the breastbone as the patient breaths heavily.