transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpänz ]
noun
( plural pon·tes ˈpän-ˌtēz)
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