mons pubis

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English

Etymology

Latin mōns (mountain, mound) + genitive of pūbes (pubic area)

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Noun

mons pubis (plural montes pubis)

  1. A fleshy protuberance over the pubic bones that becomes covered with hair during puberty.
    Hyponyms: mons veneris, mons Venus

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