pubis

n., pl., -bes (-bēz).
The forward portion of either of the hipbones, at the juncture forming the front arch of the pelvis. Also called pubic bone.

[Short for New Latin (os) pūbis, (bone) of the groin, from genitive of Latin pūbēs, groin.]

The two bones making up the anterioventral part of the pelvis. In adults, the bones fuse at the pubic symphysis. See also coxal bones.

Pl. pubes [L.] the bone beneath the human pubis (pubic hair) and its homolog in other animals; the cranioventral part of the pelvic girdle. Called also pubic bone.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skamben

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaambeen

Français (French)
n. - pubis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schambein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) ηβικό(ν) οστούν

Italiano (Italian)
pube

Português (Portuguese)
n. - púbis (f)

Русский (Russian)
лобковая кость, волосы лобной кости

Español (Spanish)
n. - pubis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blygdben (anat.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
耻骨

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 恥骨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 치골

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 恥骨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عظم العانه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצם החיק, אגן הירכיים הקדמי‬

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