pubis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpjuːbɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pyo̅o̅′bis)

Inflections of 'pubis' (n): npl: pubes

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pu•bis  (pyo̅o̅′bis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bes (-bēz).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomythat part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis. See diag. under pelvis. 
  • short for Neo-Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes1 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pubis / ˈpjuːbɪs/ ( -bes / -biːz/)
  1. one of the three sections of the hipbone that forms part of the pelvis
Etymology: 16th Century: shortened from New Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes
'pubis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crab louse - epipubis - innominate bone - louse - mons - mons pubis - mons veneris - pelvic girdle - pubes - pubic - pubic symphysis

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