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a rounded prominence of fatty tissue over the pubic symphysis, covered with hair after puberty. Also called mons.Cf. mons veneris.[ < NL: elevation of the pubes; see MONS, PUBES1]
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Mons pubis — Anterior view of human female pelvis, indicating mons pubis Latin mons pubis Gray s … Wikipedia
mons pubis — n, pl mon·tes pubis .män .tēz a rounded eminence of fatty tissue upon the pubic symphysis esp. of the human female see MONS VENERIS * * * [TA] the rounded fleshy prominence over the symphysis pubis … Medical dictionary
mons pubis — n. pl. montes pubis [see MONS & PUBES1] the fleshy, rounded area at the lower edge of the human, esp. female, abdomen, that becomes covered with pubic hair at puberty … English World dictionary
mons pubis — ► NOUN ▪ the rounded mass of fatty tissue lying over the joint of the pubic bones. ORIGIN Latin, mount of the pubes … English terms dictionary
Mons pubis — I Mons pubis, der Schamberg. II Mọns pubis [lateinisch] der, , Mọns veneris, Anatomie: der Schamhügel … Universal-Lexikon
Mons pubis — Venushügel Als Venushügel – auch als Schamhügel, Schamberg oder in der medizinischen Fachsprache als Mons pubis oder mons veneris bezeichnet – wird die aus subkutanem Fettgewebe bestehende leichte Erhebung über dem weiblichen Schambein bezeichnet … Deutsch Wikipedia
mons pubis — Hena, hene, pu ukole. ♦ To see, feel, handle the mons pubis, ho ohena … English-Hawaiian dictionary
mons pubis — mons pu•bis [[t]ˈmɒnz ˈpyu bɪs[/t]] n. pl. mon•tes pubis [[t]ˈmɒn tiz[/t]] anat. a rounded prominence of fatty tissue over the pubic symphysis, covered with hair after puberty • Etymology: < NL: elevation of the pubes … From formal English to slang
mons pubis — noun (plural montes pubis) Etymology: New Latin, pubic eminence Date: circa 1903 a rounded eminence of fatty tissue on the pubic symphysis especially of the human female … New Collegiate Dictionary
mons pubis — noun a fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones that becomes covered with hair during puberty See Also: mons veneris … Wiktionary
