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pons

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
pons 
          Listen to the pronunciation of pons
Pronunciation:
\ˈpänz\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural pon·tes 
          Listen to the pronunciation of pontes \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
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