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1. (n.) pons
a band of nerve fibers forming the part of the brainstem that lies between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain.
2. pons
any tissue connecting two parts of a body organ or structure.
Etymology: (1685–95; < L pōns bridge)
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1. (noun) Pons, Lily Pons, Alice-Josephine Pons
United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)
2. (noun) pons, pons Varolii
a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
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1. (noun) Pons
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
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Pons
The front part of hindbrain that lies between MEDULLA OBLONGATA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the CEREBELLUM. It is composed of two parts, the dorsal and the ventral. Pons serves as a relay station for important neural pathways between the cerebellum to the CEREBRUM.
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