English Explanatory Dictionary

pontine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to a bridge or bridges.
Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.

adj

Of or relating to the Pontine Marshes, a formerly extensive swampy area between Rome and Naples. The area has since been drained and reclaimed and is today mostly used for agriculture.

adj

Pertaining to Ponza, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑnˌtaɪn/ /ˈpɑnˌtiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-HeatherMarieKosur-pontine.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-HeatherMarieKosur-pontine (variant).wav

Word forms

pontine more Pontine most Pontine

Etymology

Latin Pontinus or Pomptinus, an appellation given to a district in Latium, near Pometia.

Synonyms

Derived words

cerebellopontine corticopontine extrapontine frontopontine intrapontine lateral pontine syndrome mesopontine occipitopontine parapontine parietopontine pedunculopontine pontine artery pontine cistern pontine flexure pontine glioma prepontine tectopontine temporopontine Pontine Islands Pontines

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