ETYM Latin, the hair which appears on the body at puberty, from pubes adult.
Lower abdominal region; hair growing in that region.
The lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs; SYN. pubic region, loins. /> Lowest part of the front of the human trunk, the region where the external generative organs are situated. The underlying bony structure, the pubic arch, is formed by the union in the midline of the two pubic bones, which are the front portions of the hip bones. In women this is more prominent than in men, to allow more room for the passage of the child’s head at birth, and it carries a pad of fat and connective tissue, the mons veneris (mount of Venus), for its protection.