os pubis

1. 1.

   one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis

   Synonymspubispubic bone

   Broaderbone

   Part ofpelvis

Questions about os pubis

What does os pubis mean?

os pubis means "one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis".

What is another word for os pubis?

Close synonyms include pubis, pubic bone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is os pubis a common word?

os pubis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.