Pubis

pubis /pu·bis/ (pu´bis) [L.] pubic bone.

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pu·bis (pybs)

n. pl. pu·bes (-bz)

1. See pubic bone.

2. The hair of the pubic region just above the external genitals.

3. A pubic hair.

4. See mons pubis.

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Pubis

The anterior portion of the pelvis located in the anterior abdomen.

Mentioned in: Appendectomy

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pubis

pl. pubes [L.] the bone beneath the human pubis (pubic hair) and its homolog in other animals; the cranioventral part of the pelvic girdle. See also Table 10. Called also pubic bone.