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PUBIS
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Irregular inflected form: pubes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
Synonyms:
os pubis; pubic bone; pubis
Classified under:
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)
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