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Definition of Pubis

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

Definition of Pubis

1. n. The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.

Definition of Pubis

1. Noun. the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis ¹

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Definition of Pubis

1. the forward portion of either of the hipbones [n PUBES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pubis

Literary usage of Pubis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1883)
"It is given off from about the middle of the outer surface of the pubis. ... The pubis itself is directed forwards and inwards to the ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The descending or inferior ramus of the os pubis is thin and flattened. It - .nit\vard and downward, becoming narrower as it descends, and joins with ;li'- ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The hip bone is ossified from eight centres: three primary—one each for the ilium, ischium, and pubis; and five secondary—one each for the crest of the ..."

4. The Dublin dissector or Manual of anatomy by Robert Harrison (1854)
"The os pubis is situated at the forepart of the pelvis, ... from the transverse crest there is the angle of the pubis ; from the lower part of the symphysis ..."

5. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1837)
"This separation or divarication is called the arch of the pubis, which is principally constructed of the anterior boundary of the foramen ..."

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