PUBIS (pubes)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pubes   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does pubis mean? 

• PUBIS (noun)
  The noun PUBIS has 1 sense:

1. one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis

  Familiarity information: PUBIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

os pubis; pubic bone; pubis

Hypernyms ("pubis" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("pubis" is a part of...):

hip; pelvic arch; pelvic girdle; pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)

Derivation:

pubic (relating or near the pubis)

 Context examples 

The aspect of the prostate facing the pelvic diaphragm and pubis.

(Inferolateral Surface of the Prostate, NCI Thesaurus)

The basin-shaped skeletal structure that is formed by the sacrum and the ilium, ischium, and pubis of each side that supports the trunk and to which the lower extremities attach.

(Pelvic Girdle, NCI Thesaurus)

A broad, thin muscle originating from the posterior side of the pubis body, spine of the ischium, and pelvic fascia between the pubis and ischium on either side of the pelvis.

(Levator Ani, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A broad, thin muscle originating form the posterior side of the pubis body, spine of the ischium, and pelvic fascia between the pubis and ischium on either side of the pelvis.

(Levator Ani, NCI Thesaurus)

It extends from the mons pubis to the perineum.

(Labium Majus, NCI Thesaurus)

Infestation of the pubic hair by the pthirus pubis parasite which results in mild to intense itching and macular lesions.

(Pediculosis Pubis, NCI Thesaurus)