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PONS
pons, pons Varolii
(noun) a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
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Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pons (plural pontes)
(anatomy) A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.
Holonyms
• brain stem, brainstem
Anagrams
• NPOs, Nops, OPNs, nops
Proper noun
Pons
plural of Pon
Anagrams
• NPOs, Nops, OPNs, nops
Source: Wiktionary
Pons, n.; pl. Pontes. Etym: [L., a bridge.] (Anat.)
Definition: A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See Brain. Pons asinorum. Etym: [L., literally, bridge of asses.] See Asses' bridge, under Ass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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