mons ve·ne·ris (v n  r- s)n. pl. montes veneris The female mons pubis. |
mons veneris
[ven′əris]
Etymology: L, mons, mountain; venus, love
a pad of fatty tissue and thick skin that overlies the symphysis pubis in the woman. After puberty it is covered with pubic hair. Also called mons pubis, mount of Venus.
mons [mons] (L.)
an elevation or eminence.
mons pu´bis the rounded fleshy prominence over the symphysis pubis in the female.
mons ve´neris mons pubis.
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