Mons pubis

Mons pubis
Details
PrecursorGenital tubercle
Identifiers
Latinmons pubis
TA98A09.2.01.002
TA23548
FMA20218
Anatomical terminology

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) is a rounded mass of fatty tissue found over the pubic symphysis of the pubic bones.

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