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called also pubic bone
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Word History
New Latin os pubis, literally, bone of the pubic region
1578, in the meaning defined above
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“Pubis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pubis. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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pubis
nouncalled also pubic bone
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