pubis

[ pyoo-bis ]

/ ˈpyu bɪs /

that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.

Origin of pubis

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

pre·pu·bis, noun, plural pre·pu·bes.

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
The principal anthropometric points to remember are the umbilical point, the two antero-superior iliac points, the pubis.

Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori
The greater omentum covered the intestines pretty thoroughly from the transverse colon almost to the pubis.

The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield |Emma Elizabeth Brown
In one leg, the posteroventral corner of pars iliofemoralis arises from the pubis.

Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in |E. Bruce Holmes

Ventrally in front of the ischium there is a tract of unossified cartilage which is often regarded as the pubis.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds

pubis

/ (ˈpjuːbɪs) /

one of the three sections of the hipbone that forms part of the pelvis

C16: shortened from New Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes

pubis

[ pyōō′bĭs ]

pubic bone

The hair of the pubic region just above the external genitals.

A pubic hair.

mons pubis

pubis

[ pyōō′bĭs ]

The forwardmost of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.

pubic adjective