MONS

mons, mons veneris, mons pubis

(noun) a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mons (plural montes)

(obsolete, palmistry) One of the fleshy areas at the base of the fingers; a mount.

The pubic mound or mons pubis. In human anatomy or in mammals in general, the mons pubis (Latin for "pubic mound"), also known as the mons veneris (Latin, mound of Venus) or simply the mons, is the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone of adult females, anterior to the pubic symphysis. The mons pubis forms the anterior portion of the vulva.

(astronomy, geology) A mountain or extinct volcano on a planet or a moon.

Anagrams

• MNOs, nMOS, noms

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Mons

Capital city of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Etymology 2

Shortened form

Proper noun

Mons

A diminutive of the female given name Monica

A diminutive of the male given name Montgomery

Anagrams

• MNOs, nMOS, noms

Source: Wiktionary



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