Definitions for pubisˈpyu bɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pu•bis*ˈpyu bɪs(n.)(pl.)-bes
one of the paired anterior bones of the vertebrate pelvic girdle, forming the front of each innominate bone in humans.
Category: Anatomy
* (-bēz)..
Origin of pubis:
1590–1600; short for NL os pūbis bone of the pubes1
Princeton's WordNet
pubis, pubic bone, os pubis(noun)
one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
Wiktionary
pubis(Noun)
the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis
Origin: Genitive of pubes; see pubes.
Webster Dictionary
Pubis(noun)
the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone
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