Pons

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A slender tissue joining two parts of an organ.
  • n. A band of nerve fibers on the ventral surface of the brain stem that links the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with upper portions of the brain. Also called pons Varolii.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ
  • n. A band of nerve fibres, the pons Varolii, within the brain stem
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, a part which connects two parts, as if bridging the interval between them.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
  • n. United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)
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    pontes    brain   
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