PONS


Meaning of PONS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pänz

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural pon · tes \ ' pän- ˌ t ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, short for pons Varolii

Date: 1831

: a broad mass of chiefly transverse nerve fibers in the mammalian brain stem lying ventral to the cerebellum at the anterior end of the medulla oblongata ― see BRAIN illustration

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