pubis

noun

pu·​bis ˈpyü-bəs 

plural pubes ˈpyü-(ˌ)bēz 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Couture missed all but six games last season due to osteitis pubis, a condition in which inflammation between the pubic bones can result in pain and swelling in the groin and lower abdomen. —Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024

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

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

Phrases Containing pubis

• mons pubis

Kids Definition

pubis

noun

pu·​bis ˈpyü-bəs 

plural pubes -bēz 

: the front and lower of the three principal bones composing each half of the pelvis

Medical Definition

pubis

noun

pu·​bis ˈpyü-bəs 

plural pubes -(ˌ)bēz 

: 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