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pubis

Noun

pu=bis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pubis(n = noun.body) os pubis, pubic bone - one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis; Array

is a kind of bone, os

is a part of hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis

Derived form adjective pubic₁

pubis, n. [NL. See Pubes.].

The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone. [1913 Webster]

pubis, n. (pl. pubes) either of a pair of bones forming the two sides of the pelvis.

Etymology

L os pubis bone of the PUBES

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