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MONS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women

Synonyms:

mons; mons pubis; mons veneris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("mons" is a kind of...):

adipose tissue; fat; fatty tissue (a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs)

Holonyms ("mons" is a part of...):

vulva (external parts of the female genitalia)

loins; pubes; pubic region (the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs)

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