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mons pu⋅bis

  [monz pyoo-bis]
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–noun, plural mon⋅tes pu⋅bis  [mon-teez-pyoo-bis] . Anatomy.
a rounded prominence of fatty tissue over the pubic symphysis, covered with hair after puberty.
Also called mons.
Compare mons veneris.

Origin:
< NL: elevation of the pubes; see mons, pubes 1
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mons pubis  
n.   pl. montes pubis
A rounded fleshy protuberance situated over the pubic bones that becomes covered with hair during puberty.

[New Latin mōns pūbis : Latin mōns, mount + Latin pūbis, genitive of pūbēs, pubis.]
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Main Entry: mons pubis
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mon·tes pubis /"män-"tEz-/
: a rounded eminence of fatty tissueupon the pubic symphysis especially of the human female —see MONS VENERIS
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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.

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