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MONS PUBIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mons pubis mean? 

MONS PUBIS (noun)
  The noun MONS PUBIS has 1 sense:

1. a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in womenplay

  Familiarity information: MONS PUBIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONS PUBIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

mons; mons pubis; mons veneris

Hypernyms ("mons pubis" is a kind of...):

adipose tissue; fat; fatty tissue (a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs)

Holonyms ("mons pubis" is a part of...):

vulva (external parts of the female genitalia)

loins; pubes; pubic region (the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs)


 Context examples 


It extends from the mons pubis to the perineum.

(Labium Majus, NCI Thesaurus)



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