Meaning of PONS
| Pronunciation: | | pânz
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain |
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| | Synonyms: | | pons Varolii |
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| | See Also: | | hindbrain, neural structure, respiratory center, rhombencephalon | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The section of the brain between the mesencephalon and the medulla oblongata. |
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