mons pubis
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- noun
- /mɒnz ˈpjuːbɪs/
- Specialized
- Some women may choose to groom the hair around the mons pubis for cosmetic reasons.
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Examples
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The mons pubis or pubic mound.
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During a gynecological exam, the doctor examined the mons pubis for any irregularities.
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But the, the Mons pubis area, there's it, it starts in that area.
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When starting sex play in the vulva area of the body, lightly stroking the mons pubis followed by a slightly heavier touch can feel good.
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The mons pubis is absurdly grotesque with its nodes and its lobes.
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Darwin's hypothesis: women are more alluring to men because their relative hairlessness makes the mons pubis stand out.
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The mons pubis is the rounded mound of fatty tissue lying over the pubic bone in women.
Synonyms
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A soft fatty area above the pubic bone often found in women
A soft, rounded mound of fat above a woman's pubic bone that becomes larger after puberty
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Morphology
The meaning 'rounded mound of fatty tissue over the pubic bone' is directly derivable from combining 'mons' (mound/fatty tissue) with 'pubis' (the pubic/front pelvic bone). Although a technical Latinate anatomical term, the constituents compose transparently and correspond to cross-linguistic equivalents (e.g., 'pubic mound'), so a learner who knows both words would grasp the MWE.
Etymology
Mons pubis comes from Latin words: mons meaning 'mountain' or 'mound' and pubis meaning 'pubic bone'. It names the soft, rounded area of tissue over the pubic bone, so the original words give a clear picture of this part of the body.