pons
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Definition of pons
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: 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
Pons
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Definition of Pons (Entry 2 of 2)
Lily 1904–1976 American (French-born) soprano
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: 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
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