| symphysis pubis | The Greek word symphysis means growing together. The pubis are the pubic bone. So the symphysis pubis is where the pubic bones meet (in the front of the pelvis). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| os pubis | The prominence caused by a pad of fatty tissue over the symphysis pubis in the female. Synonym: os pubis, mons veneris, pubes, pubic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteitis pubis | Osteosclerosis of the pubic bone next to the symphysis, caused by trauma to that region, from pregnancy or instrumentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum arcuatum pubis | <anatomy> The ligament that arches across the inferior aspect of the pubic symphysis. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum pubis, inferior pubic ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |