pons

¹

[ ponz ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural pon·tes [pon, -teez].

1. Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
2. any tissue connecting two parts of a body organ or structure.

Pons

²

[ ponz; French pawns ]

noun

1. Lil·y [lil, -ee, lee-, lee], 1904–76, U.S. operatic soprano, born in France.

pons

/ pɒnz /

noun

1. a bridge of connecting tissue
2. See pons Varolii
   short for pons Varolii

pons

/ pŏnz /

, Plural pontes pŏn′tēz

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pons¹

1685–95; < Latin pōns bridge ( punt ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of pons¹

Latin: bridge

Example Sentences

About the end of 1844 she welcomed very coldly Sylvain Pons, then in disgrace in the family circle.

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Tenants of the house, rue de Normandie, where lived Pons and Schmucke.

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Uncas, call up your father; we have need of all our we'pons to bring the cunning varmint from his roost.

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Here it must have been that the station of Pons lii was built, in a position admirable alike for watch and for defence.

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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.

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