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Webster 1913 Edition


Pubis


Pu′bis

(pū′bĭs)
,
Noun.
[NL. See
Pubes
.]
(Anat.)
The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.

Definition 2024


pubis

pubis

English

Noun

pubis (plural pubes)

  1. the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis
Synonyms
  • pubic bone

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See also

External links

  • pubis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • pubis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈbis/

Noun

pubis m

  1. pubic hair

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pubis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pybis/

Noun

pubis m (plural pubis)

  1. pubis; pubes

Latin

Noun

pubis

  1. genitive singular of pubes

Spanish

Noun

pubis m (plural pubis)

  1. (anatomy) pubis