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pons

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Main Entry: pons
Pronunciation: 'pänz
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pon·tes /'pän-"tEz/
Etymology: New Latin, short for pons Varolii
: 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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