- pubic
- adjective Date: 1831 of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Pubic — Piercing Lage oberhalb des Penis Schmuck Barbell, Curved Barbell, BCR Hinweis zum Schmuck Heilungsdauer … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pubic — Pu bic, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pubes; in the region of the pubes; as, the pubic bone; the pubic region, or the lower part of the hypogastric region. See {Pubes}. (b) Of or pertaining to the pubis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pubic — (adj.) 1831, from pubis bone of the groin (1590s), short for L. pubis os, from L. pubes (gen. pubis) pubic hair, from L. pubes genital area, groin, related to pubes full grown (see PUBERTY (Cf. puberty)) … Etymology dictionary
pubic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the pubes or pubis … English terms dictionary
pubic — [pyo͞o′bik] adj. of or in the region of the pubis or the pubes … English World dictionary
pubic — adjective Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes. See Also: pubic bone, pubic hair, pubic symphysis … Wiktionary
pubic — [[t]pju͟ːbɪk[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Pubic means relating to the area just above a person s genitals. ...pubic hair … English dictionary
pubic — Relating to the os pubis. * * * pu·bic pyü bik adj of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis * * * pu·bic (puґbik) pertaining to or situated near the pubes, the os pubis, or the pubic region … Medical dictionary
pubic — adj. Pubic is used with these nouns: ↑hair … Collocations dictionary
pubic — pu|bic [ˈpju:bık] adj [only before noun] related to or near the sexual organs ▪ pubic hair … Dictionary of contemporary English
pubic — pu|bic [ pjubık ] adjective connected with the area around the sexual organs: pubic hair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
