/ponz/ , n. , pl. pontes /pon"teez/ . Anat.
1. Also called pons Varolii . a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum. See diag. under brain .
2. any tissue connecting two parts of a body organ or structure.
[ 1685-95; pons bridge (see PUNT 1 ) ]