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Definition of Pons

1. Noun. United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976).

2. Noun. A band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain.

Definition of Pons

1. 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.

Definition of Pons

1. Noun. (anatomy) A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) A band of nerve fibres, the pons Varolii, within the brain stem ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pons

1. a band of nerve fibers in the brain [n PONTES]

Medical Definition of Pons

1. A rounded eminence off the ventral surface of the brainstem. The origins of cranial nerves V, VI, VII and VIII are at the border of the pons. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pons

ponibility ponied ponied up ponies ponies up ponk ponked ponking ponks pono-

ponograph ponomarevite ponopalmosis ponophobia ponos pons (current term) pons asinorum pons cerebelli pons hepatis pons varolii

pont pontage pontages pontal pontee pontees pontes pontic ponticular ponticulin

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