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| the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones |
| ductless glands above the kidneys, consisting of a cortex producing steroidal hormones, and a medulla producing epinephrine and norepinephrine |
| mons pubis (ˈmɒnz ˈpjuːbɪs) | |
| —n , pl montes pubis | |
| Compare mons veneris the fatty cushion of flesh in human males situated over the junction of the pubic bones | |
| [C17: New Latin: hill of the pubes] | |
mons pubis mons pu·bis (py&oomacr;'bĭs)
n. pl. montes pubis
A rounded fleshy protuberance situated over the pubic bones that becomes covered with hair during puberty. Also called pubis.