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