pubis

[pyoo-bis] /ˈpyu bɪs/
noun, plural pubes
[pyoo-beez] /ˈpyu biz/ (Show IPA). Anatomy
1.
that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.
Origin
1590-1600; short for New Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes1
Related forms
prepubis, noun, plural prepubes.
British Dictionary definitions for pubis

pubis

/ˈpjuːbɪs/
noun (pl) -bes (-biːz)
1.
one of the three sections of the hipbone that forms part of the pelvis
Word Origin
C16: shortened from New Latin os pūbis bone of the pubes
pubis in Medicine

pubis pu·bis (pyōō'bĭs)
n. pl. pu·bes (-bēz)

  1. See pubic bone.

  2. The hair of the pubic region just above the external genitals.

  3. A pubic hair.

  4. See mons pubis.

pubis in Science
pubis
  (py'bĭs)   
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