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Definition of Mons veneris
1. Noun. A mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women.
Generic synonyms: Adipose Tissue, Fat, Fatty Tissue
Group relationships: Vulva, Loins, Pubes, Pubic Region
Definition of Mons veneris
1. Noun. The female mons pubis ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Mons veneris
1. The prominence caused by a pad of fatty tissue over the symphysis pubis in the female. Synonym: os pubis, mons veneris, pubes, pubic bone. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mons Veneris
Literary usage of Mons veneris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"THE External Organs of Generation in the Female are : the mons Veneris, ...
The mons veneris is the rounded eminence in front of the pubic symphysis, ..."
2. A Treatise on the science and practice of midwifery by William Smoult Playfair (1893)
"1, The external organs consist of: The mons Veneris (Fig. ... They are thicker
in front, where they run into the mons Veneris, and thinner behind, ..."
3. A Theoretical and practical treatise on midwifery including the diseases of by Pierre Cazeaux (1878)
"The vulva is a longitudinal opening or fissure, situated on the median line at
the base of the trunk ; being bounded in front by the mons veneris, behind by ..."
4. Obstetrics: a manual for students and practitioners by Charles W. Hayt (1892)
"The mons veneris, which is a firm cushion-like eminence above the pubes, composed
of skin, fat, connective tissue, blood-vessels, and nerves. ..."
5. Diseases of Women by Lawson Tait (1879)
"I. —mons veneris. ERUPTIONS AND PARASITES. ALTHOUGH for purposes of convenience
I have separated this region from the rest of the external genitals, ..."
6. The Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain (1837)
"mons veneris.—The integument on the fore part of the pubic symphysis is ...
This part, from its surmounting the labia, has been called mons Veneris. ..."
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