pubis

American  

[pyoo-bis] / ˈpyu bɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

pubes

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

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pubis British  

/ ˈpjuːbɪs /

noun

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

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pubis Scientific  

/ pyo̅o̅′bĭs /

plural

pubes

1. The forwardmost of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones.

2. See more at skeleton

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Other Word Forms

• prepubis noun

Etymology

Origin of pubis

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

Example Sentences

Going forward, restorers plan to make fresh casts out of resin to replace the plaster patches that covered missing pieces, including on part of the nape of the neck and the pubis.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023

An estimated 2,500 years of bony inflammation irritating one’s pubis is, simply put, not a good scene.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2023

The pubis forms the anterior portion of the hip bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The hip bone consists of three regions: the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.