pubic arch


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pubic arch

[′pyü·bik ′ärch]
(anatomy)
The arch formed by the conjoined rami of the pubis and ischium.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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