pubic

UK/ˈpjuːbɪk/US/ˈpjuːbɪk/

adjectiveB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,757 of 15,258neutral

Pubic means relating to the hair-bearing area just above the genitals. Pubic hair, the pubic bone, the pubic area.

It is the clinical word and belongs to medicine and to anatomy classes. The pubic bone is the front of the pelvis, where the two halves meet, and it is a landmark doctors use to describe position.

Definitions of pubic

1adjectivepubicRelating to the hair-bearing area just above the genitals.B2+
“The doctor examined the pubic area for signs of a hernia.”

pubic is a quality.

Where it comes from

From pubis + -ic.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

pubic in the wild

The crab louse usually is found in the person's pubic hair.
Crab louse
Pubic hair (or pubes, ) is terminal body hair that is found in the genital area and pubic region of adolescent and adult humans.
Pubic hair
Around the pubis bone and the mons pubis that covers it, it is known as a pubic patch, which can be styled.
Pubic hair
While the practice is mainly associated with women, male waxing to remove men's pubic hair has become a more common practice.
Bikini waxing
In some cultures, visible pubic hair in this region is disliked and/or considered embarrassing and so it is sometimes removed.
Bikini waxing

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