pubis

noun

pu·​bis ˈpyü-bəs How to pronounce pubis (audio)
plural pubes ˈpyü-(ˌ)bēz How to pronounce pubis (audio)
: the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis

called also pubic bone

Examples of pubis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Couture missed all of training camp and the first 45 games of the regular season with an often painful and debilitating condition called osteitis pubis, described as inflammation in the joint between a person’s left and right pubic bones. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024 Injured before the start of training camp in September, Couture was diagnosed with osteitis pubis, inflammation in the joint between a person’s left and right pubic bones. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024 Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical take on pubes for Big Mouth above. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2023 Then, at 11 weeks, a debilitating pregnancy condition called symphysis pubis dysfunction derailed me. Women's Health, 31 July 2023 That means the same pubes that started to grow will shed in about a month to a month and a half. Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 24 July 2023 Going forward, restorers plan to make fresh casts out of resin to replace the plaster patches that covered missing pieces, including on part of the nape of the neck and the pubis. Francesco Sportelli, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023 After all, paying a complete stranger to rip off your pubes—with hot wax at that!— is way more intimidating than deciding to get bangs. Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023 Swinging the pubis backwards is the Darwinian equivalent of loosening your belt at Thanksgiving dinner. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin os pubis, literally, bone of the pubic region

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pubis was in 1578

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Cite this Entry

“Pubis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pubis. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

pubis

noun
pu·​bis ˈpyü-bəs How to pronounce pubis (audio)
plural pubes -bēz How to pronounce pubis (audio)
: the front and lower of the three principal bones composing each half of the pelvis

Medical Definition

pubis

noun
pu·​bis ˈpyü-bəs How to pronounce pubis (audio)
plural pubes -(ˌ)bēz How to pronounce pubis (audio)
: the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis that in humans consists of two rami diverging posteriorly from the region of the pubic symphysis with the superior ramus extending to the acetabulum of which it forms a part and uniting there with the ilium and ischium and the inferior ramus extending below the obturator foramen where it unites with the ischium

called also pubic bone

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