pons
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
any tissue connecting two parts of a body organ or structure.
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How to use pons in a sentence
About the end of 1844 she welcomed very coldly Sylvain pons, then in disgrace in the family circle.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheTenants of the house, rue de Normandie, where lived pons and Schmucke.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheUncas, call up your father; we have need of all our we'pons to bring the cunning varmint from his roost.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore CooperHere it must have been that the station of pons lii was built, in a position admirable alike for watch and for defence.
I know'd it, and as much as said it, here, to Judith; for your short we'pons don't belong to red-skin gifts.
The Deerslayer | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for pons
/ (pɒnz) /
Origin of pons
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Scientific definitions for pons
[ pŏnz ]
A thick band of nerve fibers in the brainstem of humans and other mammals that links the brainstem to the cerebellum and upper portions of the brain. It is important in the reflex control of involuntary processes, including respiration and circulation. All neural information transmitted between the spinal cord and the brain passes through the pons.
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