Definition of Pubis. Meaning of Pubis. Synonyms of Pubis

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Definition of Pubis

Pubis
Pubis Pu"bis, n. [NL. See Pubes.] (Anat.) The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.

Meaning of Pubis from wikipedia

- In vertebrates, the pubis or pubic bone (Latin: os pubis) forms the lower and anterior part of each side of the hip bone. The pubis is the most forward-facing...
- Mons pubis: the eminence in front of the body and horizontal ramus of the os pubis; it is called also, in the female, mons veneris. "mons pubis". Merriam–Webster...
- Look up pubis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pubis may refer to: Pubis (bone) Mons pubis, a padding of fat that protects the pubis bone This disambiguation...
- The crab louse or pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) is an insect that is an obligate ectoparasite of humans, feeding exclusively on blood. The crab louse usually...
- The symphysis pubis separates to some degree during childbirth. In some women this separation can become a diastasis of the symphysis pubis. The diastasis...
- Pediculosis pubis (also known as "crabs" and "pubic lice") is an infestation by the pubic louse, Pthirus pubis, a wingless insect which feeds on blood...
- Osteitis pubis is a noninfectious inflammation of the pubis symphysis (also known as the pubic symphysis, symphysis pubis, or symphysis pubica), causing...
- inferior rami of the ischium and pubis being still cartilaginous. By the seventh or eighth year, the inferior rami of the pubis and ischium are almost completely...
- part of the medial compartment of thigh The adductors originate on the pubis and ischium bones and insert mainly on the medial posterior surface of the...
- medical professional. Diastasis symphysis pubis, the separation of normally joined pubic bones Osteitis pubis, inflammation of the pubic symphysis Pelvic...