plural pubes
ˈpyü-(ˌ)bēz 
: the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis
called also pubic bone
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Couture missed all but six games last season due to osteitis pubis, a condition in which inflammation between the pubic bones can result in pain and swelling in the groin and lower abdomen.
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Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
The Sharks are now only without defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body) and forwards Thomas Bordeleau (lower body) and Logan Couture (osteitis pubis).
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
Other players who have not practiced are captain Logan Couture (osteitis pubis), defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), and Shakir Mukhamadullin (lower body).
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
Couture missed 76 of 82 games in 2023-24 with osteitis pubis, or inflammation in the joint between the left and right pubic bones.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
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Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
The Sharks are now only without defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body) and forwards Thomas Bordeleau (lower body) and Logan Couture (osteitis pubis).
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
Other players who have not practiced are captain Logan Couture (osteitis pubis), defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), and Shakir Mukhamadullin (lower body).
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
Couture missed 76 of 82 games in 2023-24 with osteitis pubis, or inflammation in the joint between the left and right pubic bones.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Pubis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pubis. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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pubis
noun
pu·bis
ˈpyü-bəs
plural pubes
-(ˌ)bēz
: the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis that in humans consists of two rami diverging posteriorly from the region of the pubic symphysis with the superior ramus extending to the acetabulum of which it forms a part and uniting there with the ilium and ischium and the inferior ramus extending below the obturator foramen where it unites with the ischium
called also pubic bone
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