PONS

pons, pons Varolii

(noun) a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain

Pons, Lily Pons, Alice-Josephine Pons

(noun) United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)

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