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noun

Pubes n.

(Anat.)

(a)

The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty.

(b)

Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region.

(Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.

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Etymology of 'Pubes'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pubes" Quotes from Famous Books

... turn on right side, and press hand on abdomen above pelvis, and gently press or lift belly up just enough to allow blood to pass down and up pelvis and limbs. Relax all nerves of the pelvis at pubes. ...

— Philosophy of Osteopathy • Andrew T. Still

... inspection of the abdomen of a pregnant woman there will be noticed a brown line which extends from the umbilicus to the pubes, and all over the surface the presence of striae, or long purple grooves, due to the distention of the abdomen; on the sides of the abdomen and down the thighs, red, blue, or white markings, ...

— The Four Epochs of Woman's Life • Anna M. Galbraith

Words linked to "Pubes" : mons pubis, mons, mons veneris, region, area