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

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The Sharks are now only without defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body) and forwards Thomas Bordeleau (lower body) and Logan Couture (osteitis pubis). Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 Other players who have not practiced are captain Logan Couture (osteitis pubis), defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), and Shakir Mukhamadullin (lower body). Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024 Couture missed 76 of 82 games in 2023-24 with osteitis pubis, or inflammation in the joint between the left and right pubic bones. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Eventually, that gave way to osteitis pubis, or inflammation in the joint between your pubic bones, as the Register reported; Brown also had a labrum tear in her hip that required her to get Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injections in her pelvis up until a few months before the Olympic Trials. Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pubis 

Word History

Etymology

shortened from Medieval Latin os pūbis "bone of the pubic region"; pūbis, genitive of pūbēs "pubic region, pubic hair" — more at pubes

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 5 Nov. 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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