What's the difference between pubic and public?

Pubic


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the pubes; in the region of the pubes; as, the pubic bone; the pubic region, or the lower part of the hypogastric region. See Pubes.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the pubis.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Rigidly fixing the pubic symphysis stiffened the model and resulted in principal stress patterns that did not reflect trabecular density or orientations as well as those of the deformable pubic symphysis model.
  • (2) Bone age has been analyzed mixed-longitudinally in a subsample of 370 patients (660 observations) and showed a slight retardation at all ages between 6 and 13 yr. Development of pubic hair of 91 subjects analyzed cross-sectionally was definitely retarded when compared to adequate reference data.
  • (3) By making the incision inside the hairline, there is no increase in the height of the pubic hair.
  • (4) He had been treated with the Lambotte wire and screw to repair his pubic bone fracture caused by a traffic accident.
  • (5) Closure of the pubic diastasis is best accomplished by iliac osteotomies.
  • (6) Perivesical effusions most frequently accompany anterior pelvic arch injuries, i.e., double vertical and Malgaigne fractures and fractures involving, or separation of, the pubic symphysis.
  • (7) His beard, axillary hair and pubic hair were all normal.
  • (8) Many clinical types can be distinguished among the post-phlebitis varicose veins : Substitution varicose veins : pre and supra pubic varicose veins that should be left intact-superficial post-phlebitis venous insufficiency which is characterized by a saphenous insufficiency that is not significantly different as a whole in its physiopathology from the essential saphenous insufficiency, and requires therefore the same forms of therapy.
  • (9) We describe five cases of radiographically proven stress fracture of the pubic ramus in serious runners, three of whom were elite female marathoners.
  • (10) The occurence of spermarche was significantly associated with maturation of secondary sex characteristics such as the external genitalia and the pubic hair.
  • (11) The parameters of the trichogram of the pubic hair were studied with a previously described technique.
  • (12) The results of this study indicate that mid-pubic width is a more useful sexing character than pubic length.
  • (13) X-ray studies demonstrated fractures of the iliac crest and pubic and ischiadic bone, as well as Looser's zones and demineralization of the skeleton.
  • (14) In the present work, the dose-response relationship of highly purified porcine relaxin has been examined on broadening of the pubic ligament in mice.
  • (15) The proportion of subjects with sperm positive urines increased from pubic hair stage (PH) 1 (6%) to PH 5 (92%) with a steep rise between PH 2 and 3.
  • (16) The results of tests for associations among radiographic findings of the dorsolumbar spine, peripheral joints, tendon insertions and the pubic symphysis are presented.
  • (17) Following iliac (Salter) osteotomy, the second osteotomy was carried out medial to the obturator foramen in the interval between the symphysis pubis and the pubic tubercle.
  • (18) Multielemental analysis, using neutron activation, was carried out on the urine, whole blood, pubic hair and toenails of thirty subjects occupationally exposed to hard metal dusts.
  • (19) Age changes in the pubic symphyses of 142 Cayo Santiago rhesus monkeys (known age, sex and maternal genealogy) are described.
  • (20) Early treatment with parenteral antibiotics prevented the development of osteomyelitis of the pubic rami in our patient.

Public


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
  • (a.) Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal.
  • (a.) Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house.
  • (n.) The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.
  • (n.) A public house; an inn.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A former Labour minister, Nicholas Brown, said the public were frightened they "were going to be spied on" and that "illegally obtained" information would find its way to the public domain.
  • (2) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
  • (3) Biden will meet with representatives from six gun groups on Thursday, including the NRA and the Independent Firearms Owners Association, which are both publicly opposed to stricter gun-control laws.
  • (4) Consensual but rationally weak criteria devised to extract inferences of causality from such results confirm the generic inadequacy of epidemiology in this area, and are unable to provide definitive scientific support to the perceived mandate for public health action.
  • (5) I said: ‘Apologies for doing this publicly, but I did try to get a meeting with you, and I couldn’t even get a reply.’ And then I had a massive go at him – about everything really, from poverty to uni fees to NHS waiting times.” She giggles again.
  • (6) The prospectus revealed he has an agreement with Dorsey to vote his shares, which expires when the company goes public in November.
  • (7) Whittingdale also defended the right of MPs to use privilege to speak out on public interest matters.
  • (8) 8.47pm: Cameron says he believes Britain's best days lie ahead and that he believes in public service.
  • (9) It is entirely proper for serving judges to set out the arguments in high-profile cases to help public understanding of the legal issues, as long as it is done in an even-handed way.
  • (10) A key way of regaining public trust will be reforming the system of remuneration as agreed by the G20.
  • (11) The last 10 years have seen increasing use of telephone surveys in public health research.
  • (12) They have actively intervened with governments, and particularly so in Africa.” José Luis Castro, president and chief executive officer of Vital Strategies, an organisation that promotes public health in developing countries, said: “The danger of tobacco is not an old story; it is the present.
  • (13) Neal’s evidence to the committee said Future Fund staff were not subject to the public service bargaining framework, which links any pay rise to productivity increases and caps rises at 1.5%.
  • (14) Fringe 2009 also welcomes back Aussie standup Jim Jeffries , whose jokes include: "Women to me are like public toilets.
  • (15) The fall of a tyrant is usually the cause of popular rejoicing followed by public vengeance.
  • (16) True, Syria subsequently disarmed itself of chemical weapons, but this was after the climbdown on bombing had shown western public opinion had no appetite for another war of choice.
  • (17) This is not an argument for the status quo: teaching must be given greater priority within HE, but the flipside has to be an understanding on the part of students, ministers, officials, the public and the media that academics (just like politicians) cannot make everyone happy all of the time.
  • (18) Eighty people, including the outspoken journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk from the Nation newspaper and the former education minister Chaturon Chaisaeng, who was publicly arrested on Tuesday, remain in detention.
  • (19) Chris Jefferies, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of landscape architect Joanna Yeates , was known as a flamboyant English teacher at Clifton College, a co-ed public school.
  • (20) They derive from publications of the National Insurance Institute for Occupational Accidents (INAIL) and refer to the Italian and Umbrian situation.