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noun
Pubes  n.  
1.
(Anat.)
(a)
The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty.
(b)
Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region.
2.
(Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.





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"Pubes" Quotes from Famous Books



... turn on right side, and press hand on abdomen above pelvis, and gently press or lift belly up just enough to allow blood to pass down and up pelvis and limbs. Relax all nerves of the pelvis at pubes. ...
— Philosophy of Osteopathy • Andrew T. Still
... ilia are long and narrow, while in most species the pubes of opposite sides are loosely united in front in males, and widely separated in females; in the Rhinolophidae alone they form a symphysis. Only in the Molossinae is there a well-developed fibula; in the rest ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various
... palmis Aut tereti tenues tinnitus aere ciebant, Multis raucisonos efflabant cornua bombos Barbaraque horribili stridebat tibia cantu. Talibus amplifice vestis decorata figuris 265 Pulvinar conplexa suo velabat amictu. Quae postquam cupide spectando Thessala pubes Expletast, sanctis coepit decedere divis. Hic, qualis flatu placidum mare matutino Horrificans Zephyrus proclivas incitat undas 270 Aurora exoriente vagi sub limina Solis, Quae tarde primum clementi flamine pulsae Procedunt (leni resonant plangore cachinni), Post vento crescente ...
— The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus • Caius Valerius Catullus
... inspection of the abdomen of a pregnant woman there will be noticed a brown line which extends from the umbilicus to the pubes, and all over the surface the presence of striae, or long purple grooves, due to the distention of the abdomen; on the sides of the abdomen and down the thighs, red, blue, or white markings, ...
— The Four Epochs of Woman's Life • Anna M. Galbraith
... change associated with puberty is the growth of hair on the pubes and on the face: in this latter situation ...
— Youth and Sex • Mary Scharlieb and F. Arthur Sibly


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