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    OS PUBIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    One of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvisplay

    Synonyms:

    os pubis; pubic bone; pubis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("os pubis" is a kind of...):

    bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

    Holonyms ("os pubis" is a part of...):

    hip; pelvic arch; pelvic girdle; pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)

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