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Pons

Pons Meaning & Definition
Pons Definition And Meaning

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

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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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