Definition of Pons
n.
1.
(Anat.)
A
bridge
; -
applied
to
several
parts
which
connect
others
,
but
especially
to
the
pons Varolii
,
a
prominent
band
of
nervous
tissue
situated
on
the
ventral
side
of
the
medulla
oblongata
and
connected
at
each
side
with
the
hemispheres
of
the
cerebellum
;
the
mesocephalon
.
See
Brain
.
Pons asinorum
See
Asses
'
bridge
,
under
Ass
.
Related Words
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stem
,
brain-stem
,
brainstem
,
neural
structure
,
pons
Varolii
,
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