About The Word Pons
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Pons
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What's The Definition Of Pons?
[n] a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pons: pons Varolii Related Terms | Find terms related to Pons: See Also | hindbrain | neural structure | respiratory center | rhombencephalon Pons In Webster's Dictionary \Pons\, n.; pl. {Pontes}. [L., a bridge.] (Anat.)
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}. [L., literally, bridge of asses.] See
{Asses' bridge}, under {Ass}.
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