mons
4
9.9
- noun
- /mɒnz/
- Specialized
:
monte
- Vicki Baham, manager at the Mons Venus strip club, blamed Tropical Storm Isaac for the slow weekend.
But the, the Mons pubis area, there's it, it starts in that area.
- But the, the Mons pubis area, there's it, it starts in that area.
Examples
-
She was concerned about the changes in her body, particularly around the mons.
-
The doctor explained that the mons is an area of fatty tissue above the pubic region.
-
But the, the Mons pubis area, there's it, it starts in that area.
-
During the anatomy class, we learned about the function of the mons pubis in the human body.
Synonyms
1
9.8
A soft rounded area of fatty tissue above a woman's pubic bone
A soft, rounded mound of fat above a woman's pubic bone that becomes larger after puberty
Compounds
- Specialized
A soft, rounded mound of fat above a woman's pubic bone that becomes larger after puberty
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mons comes from the Latin word mons, which means 'mountain' or 'mound'. In anatomy, mons is the 'mound' of fatty tissue over the pubic bone, so thinking of a small 'mountain' helps you remember its meaning.