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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
2. 2
   plural of PON form-of, plural
3. 3
   a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain wordnet
4. 4
   A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Pon form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

alice josephine ponscerebellumcerebral cortexcerebrumconvolutionfissure

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

Related phrases

brain stemnerve fibrepons varolii

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