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Pelvis vs Pubis - What's the difference?

pelvis | pubis |

As nouns the difference between pelvis and pubis

is that pelvis is the large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx while pubis is the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis.

pelvis

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs. It consists of hip bone, sacrum and coccyx.
  • (anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter

    • Related terms

    * * (cavity)

    See also

    * ("pelvis" on Wikipedia) * (hip bone) * bone * coccyx * hip * hipbone * ilium * innominate bone * ischium * os coxae * pubis * sacrum ----

    pubis

    English

    Noun

    (pubes)
  • the pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis
    • Synonyms
    * pubic bone

    Coordinate terms

    * ilium * ischium

    Related terms

    * epipubis * mons pubis

    See also

    * bone

    External links

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