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PUBIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pubes   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

os pubis; pubic bone; pubis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

Holonyms ("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)

Derivation:

pubic (relating or near the pubis)

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