Rounded mass of fatty tissue found over the pubic symphysis
Mons pubis
Female mons pubis (with pubic hair removed)
Details
Precursor
Genital tubercle
Identifiers
Latin
'mons pubis'
TA98
A09.2.01.002
TA2
3548
FMA
20218
Anatomical terminology
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In human anatomy, and in mammals in general, the mons pubis or pubic mound (also known simply as the mons/mɒnz/, and known specifically in females as the mons Venus or mons veneris)[1][2] is a rounded mass of fatty tissue found over the pubic symphysis of the pubic bones.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
^ abNew Oxford American Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2011. The rounded mass of fatty tissue lying over the joint of the pubic bones, in women typically more prominent and also called the mons veneris.
^ abGould, A.M.; George Milbry, M.D (1894). An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences. Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son & Company. pp. 778–779. Retrieved 2014-10-08. Mons pubis: the eminence in front of the body and horizontal ramus of the os pubis; it is called also, in the female, mons veneris.
^"mons pubis". Merriam–Webster. Retrieved 2013-09-18. A rounded eminence of fatty tissue on the pubic symphysis especially of the human female.
^"mons pubis". American Heritage Dictionary. 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-19. A rounded fleshy protuberance situated over the pubic bones that becomes covered with hair during puberty.
^Zink, Christoph (1988). Dictionary of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co. p. 201. ISBN 3110857278. Retrieved 2014-10-08. Pubic mount: mons pubis, in females mons veneris; the hairy region above the anterior commissure of the large labia or penis.
^Basavanthappa, B.T. (2006). Textbook of Midwifery and Reproductive Health Nursing (1st ed.). New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. pp. 23, 42, 791. ISBN 8180617998. Retrieved 2014-10-08. [Female] mons pubis (mons veneris), labia majora and minora, clitoris, prepuce of clitoris, vestibule, fourchette, and perineum… [Male] mons pubis, penis, and scrotum… Hair-covered fat pad overlying the symphysis pubis.
general, the monspubis or pubic mound (also known simply as the mons /mɒnz/, and known specifically in females as the mons Venus or mons veneris) is a...
consists of the external female genitalia. The human vulva includes the monspubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vulval vestibule, urinary meatus...
prominent longitudinal skin folds that extend downward and backward from the monspubis to the perineum. Together with the labia minora, they form the labia of...
up Mons, mons, or Mons. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mons commonly refers to: Mons, Belgium, a city in Belgium Monspubis (mons Venus or mons veneris)...
Look up pubis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pubis may refer to: Pubis (bone) Monspubis, a padding of fat that protects the pubis bone This disambiguation...
the labia majora is called the anterior commissure, which is below the monspubis and above the clitoris. To the posterior, the labia majora join at the...
is a pubic wig. Merkins were worn by prostitutes after shaving their monspubis, and are now used as decorative items or erotic devices by both men and...
of the inside of the thighs. In the pubic region around the pubis bone and the monspubis that covers it, it is known as a pubic patch. Pubic hair is...
scrotum. In the female ("anterior labial nerve"): to the skin covering the monspubis and labia majora. The ilioinguinal nerve does not pass through the deep...
anterior thigh, as well as the skin of the anterior scrotum in males and monspubis in females. It also provides motor innervation to the cremaster muscle...
the shaved monspubis of a woman. Vajazzling is typically carried out at beauty salons. Initially any pubic hair is removed from the monspubis, typically...
which ultimately form the labia majora; the tubercle itself becomes the monspubis. In contrast, the labia minora are formed by the urogenital folds. In...
is largely protected from trauma due to the protective function of the monspubis and labia majora. This protection is lacking in girls who lack a protective...
that protect the vestibule from dryness, infections and irritation). Monspubis: a mass of fatty tissue where the pubic hair grows. Vulval vestibule:...
superficial fibro-fatty structure extending from a broad base within the monspubis to converge on the body of the clitoris and extending into the labia majora...
the less commonly used term "Venus", in reference to its placement at the mons Venus. The piercing usually heals in two to four months. However, complications...
A pubic piercing is a body piercing in the pubic area, on the monspubis in females, or at the base of the penis in males. Healing times are at around...
factors and the fabric tension in the crotch area, the outer labia and monspubis may, together, display a shape resembling the forefoot of a camel. Camel...
Practitioners may also appreciate a palpable gap when examining the monspubis. Other observations may include erythema and swelling to the area as well...
is recommended that the vulva is washed only from front to back, from monspubis to the perineum and anus. Apart from water and special liquid cleansing...
related matter, including: for all sexes: the buttocks, anus, perineum, monspubis, crotch, pubic hair, intergluteal cleft, buttock cleavage, and groin for...
trim, but keep hair on their labia, while removing the pubic hair on the monspubis. Pubic hair may be styled into several basic styles: 139 which are often...
same name from Delta of Venus. D. H. Lawrence Émile Zola George Sand Monspubis I. Ousby, ed., The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English (1995) p....
revealing designs with a thong or G-string bottom that covers only the monspubis, but exposes the buttocks, and a top that covers only the areolae. Bikini...
Stretching out with her legs on the man puts more pressure on the woman's monspubis and clitoris. If the man separates his legs, the woman can put her legs...
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