pons

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.

name

noun

pŏnz /ˈpɑnz/ /ˈpɒnz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pons.wav pōnz /ˈpoʊnz/ /ˈpəʊnz/

pons pontes

Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

pontine pons asinorum

hemipons

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