pubis

[ pyoo-bis ]

/ ˈpyu bɪs /

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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.

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Origin of pubis

1590–1600; short for New Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pubis

pre·pu·bis, noun, plural pre·pu·bes.

Words nearby pubis

pubescent, pub grub, pubic, pubic louse, pubic symphysis, pubis, publ., public, public access, public-access television, public accountant

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How to use pubis in a sentence

The itch-mite (Acarus scabiei) and the louse (Pediculus capitis, corporis, vel pubis) are the more common members of the group.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Pubis, pū′bis, n. a bone of the pelvis which in man forms the anterior portion of the os innominatum.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
In the pelvic girdle the ilium corresponds to the scapula, the ischium to the coracoid, the pubis to the clavicle.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
They are unknown in any other existing animals, unless present in Crocodiles, in which ischium and pubis are always undivided.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley

There is some difference in the pubis and ischium which is more conspicuous in form than in direction of the bones.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley

British Dictionary definitions for pubis

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for pubis

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.

Other words from pubis

pubic adjective