pubis

[ pyoo-bis ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural pu·bes [pyoo, -beez].

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

pubis

/ ˈpjuːbɪs /

noun

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

pubis

/ pyo̅o̅′bĭs /

, Plural pubes pyo̅o̅′bēz

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

Other Words From

• pre·pubis noun plural prepubes

Word History and Origins

Origin of pubis¹

1590–1600; short for New Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pubis¹

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

Example Sentences

The itch-mite (Acarus scabiei) and the louse (Pediculus capitis, corporis, vel pubis) are the more common members of the group.

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Pubis, pū′bis, n. a bone of the pelvis which in man forms the anterior portion of the os innominatum.

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In the pelvic girdle the ilium corresponds to the scapula, the ischium to the coracoid, the pubis to the clavicle.

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They are unknown in any other existing animals, unless present in Crocodiles, in which ischium and pubis are always undivided.

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There is some difference in the pubis and ischium which is more conspicuous in form than in direction of the bones.

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