What's the difference between prepubic and prepubis?
Prepubic
Definition:
(a.) Situated in front of, or anterior to, the pubis; pertaining to the prepubis.
Example Sentences:
(1) Ventral deviation of the abdomen, associated abdominal wall edema, and pain indicated rupture of the prepubic tendon.
(2) Analyses of the fibers in the prepubic tendon of the horse and ruminants have shown that it is composed of the crossed and uncrossed tendons of origin of the pectineus muscles, the pelvic tendons of the rectus and obliquus abdominis muscles, and the tendons of origin of the cranial parts of the gracilis muscles.
(3) An imaging protocol consisting of distention retrograde urethrocystography and prepubic ultrasonography was recommended, as a distended bladder aided ultrasonographic identification of the prostate gland.
(4) Three mares examined at necropsy did not have a rupture of the prepubic tendon but did have herniation of the abdominal wall.
(5) The "buried penis" occurs in a spectrum which varies from slight with only ventral webbing to almost complete burying of the penis dorsally in the prepubic fat pad and ventrally in the scrotum.
(6) Nine animals, two dogs and seven cats, are presented here as a clinical representation of the benefits of prepubic urethrostomy.
(7) Most cases can be evaluated transurethrally; the rest can be assessed by prepubic percutaneous cystoscopy.
(8) When initiating a voluntary micturition, an area (called "prepubic muscle") located in front of the pubic symphysis between the clitoris and the urethral meatus, exert a traction on the periurethral sphincteric area.
(9) The dog differs in 4 respects: (1) the pectineus tendons do not cross, but each originates from the pubic bone of the same side; (2) an iliopubic cartilage is intercalated in the prepubic tendon on each side at the junction of the pectineus tendon and the abdominal and pelvic tendons of the external oblique at the caudal angle of the superficial inguinal ring; (3) in some dogs, the caudal border of the aponeurosis of the transversus abdominis joins the prepubic tendon; (4) the gracilis tendon does not extend to the prepubic tendon.
(10) Perineal urethrotomy and prepubic percutaneous puncture techniques using rigid endoscopes have been described; however, both have possible serious complications.
(11) We report the fourth case of a congenital prepubic sinus extending from the anterior bladder wall through rectus fascia to overlying skin.
(12) A retrospective analysis was made of 30 cases of canine prostatic disease, with the objective of identifying (via a prepubic approach) the 2-dimensional, gray-scale ultrasonographic appearance most often associated with the various spontaneous prostatic diseases.
(13) An extrarenal malignant rhabdoid tumor arising from soft parts in the prepubic region of a 37-year-old man is described.
(14) "Prepubic" contractions, longitudinal contractions in the sphincteric area and slackening of the levator ani muscles, alone or in association, explain why urethral closure pressure drops.
Prepubis
Definition:
(n.) A bone or cartilage, of some animals, situated in the middle line in front of the pubic bones.