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pu⋅bic

  [pyoo-bik]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or situated near the pubes or the pubis.
Origin:
1825–35; pub(es) 1 + -ic
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pu·bic   (pyōō'bĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or located in the region of the pubis or the pubes.

[From pubes and pubis.]
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Word Origin & History

pubic 
1831, from pubis "bone of the groin" (1597), short for L. pubis os, from L. pubes (gen. pubis) "pubic hair," from L. pubes "genital area, groin," related to pubes "full-grown" (see puberty). For "pubic hair," pubes is attested from 1570.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pu·bic
Pronunciation: 'pyü-bik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

pubic pu·bic (py&oomacr;'bĭk)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or located in the region of the pubis or the pubes.

  2. Relating to the pubic region of the abdomen.

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Science Dictionary
pubis   (py'bĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural pubes (py'bēz)
The forwardmost of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.

pubic adjective
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