pubes
1[ pyoo-beez ]
/ ˈpyu biz /
|
noun, plural pu·bes. Anatomy.
the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.
the hair appearing on the lower part of the abdomen at puberty.
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Origin of pubes
1First recorded in 1560–70, pubes is from the Latin word pūbēs adulthood, pubic hair, groin
pubes
2[ pyoo-beez ]
/ ˈpyu biz /
noun
plural of pubis.
pubis
[ pyoo-bis ]
/ ˈpyu bɪs /
noun, plural pu·bes [pyoo-beez] /ˈpyu biz/. Anatomy.
that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
Origin of pubis
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Pubes keep the goods private, which can entice a lover to come and take a closer look at what you have to offer.
Pubes—External part of the organs of generation covered with hair.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners|B.G. JefferisThe ear must be placed on the Abdomen, about midway between the Pubes and the umbilicus, and towards the left side.
pubes
/ (ˈpjuːbiːz) /
noun plural pubes (ˈpjuːbiːz)
the region above the external genital organs, covered with hair from the time of puberty
the pubic bones
the plural of pubis
pl n (ˈpjuːbz)
informal pubic hair
Word Origin for pubes
from Latin
pubis
/ (ˈpjuːbɪs) /
noun plural -bes (-biːz)
one of the three sections of the hipbone that forms part of the pelvis
Word Origin for pubis
C16: shortened from New Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes
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pubes
1560s, "pubic hair," from Latin pubes "pubescent, arrived at the age of puberty, of ripe years, grown up," also, as a noun, "a sign of puberty" (such as pubic hair), also "young men of the age of puberty" (see puberty). In 19c. also "pubic bone," and earlier "part of either hip bone that forms the front of the pelvis," from Latin os pubis, from pubes "genital area." In modern slang, monosyllable, a familiar shortening of pubic hairs (see pubic).
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pubes
[ pyōō′bēz ]
n. pl. pubes
The lower part of the abdomen, especially the region surrounding the external genitalia.
The hair that appears on this region at puberty.
pubis
[ pyōō′bĭs ]
n. pl. pu•bes (-bēz)
pubic bone
The hair of the pubic region just above the external genitals.
A pubic hair.
mons pubis
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pubis
[ pyōō′bĭs ]
Plural pubes (pyōō′bēz)
The forwardmost of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.
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