pubic

English

Etymology

From pubis +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːbɪk/

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• Rhymes: -uːbɪk

Adjective

pubic (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.

Derived terms

• anopubic
• antepubic
• epipubic
• iliopubic
• interpubic
• ischiopubic
• mesopubic
• opisthopubic
• penopubic
• postpubic
• prepubic
• propubic
• pubic boot
• pubicide
• pubic louse
• pubicly
• pubic mound
• pubic region
• pubic tubercle
• pubikini
• retropubic
• sacropubic
• subpubic
• supra-pubic
• suprapubic
• transpubic
• xiphopubic

 

Related terms

• pubic bone
• pubic hair
• pubic symphysis
• pubically

Translations

of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis

• Asturian: púbicu (ast)
• Catalan: púbic (ca)
• Finnish: häpy- (fi)
• French: pubien (fr)
• Galician: púbico (gl)
• Irish: púbasach
• Italian: pubico
• Russian: лобко́вый (ru) (lobkóvyj)
• Spanish: púbico (es)

Further reading

• “pubic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “pubic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.