pons Varolii

[ vuh-roh-lee-ahy ]

/ vəˈroʊ liˌaɪ /

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noun, plural pontes Varolii.

pons (def. 1).

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Origin of pons Varolii

1685–95; <New Latin: literally, Varoli's bridge; named after Varoli, Italian anatomist (1543–75)

Words nearby pons Varolii

poniard, ponograph, pons, pons asinorum, Ponselle, pons Varolii, pont, Ponta Delgada, Ponta Grossa, Pontchartrain, Pontefract

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How to use pons Varolii 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 Christophe
Tenants of the house, rue de Normandie, where lived Pons and Schmucke.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
Uncas, 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 Cooper
Here it must have been that the station of Pons lii was built, in a position admirable alike for watch and for defence.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various

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 Varolii

pons Varolii

/ (vəˈrəʊlɪˌaɪ) /

noun plural pontes Varolii (ˈpɒntiːz)

a broad white band of connecting nerve fibres that bridges the hemispheres of the cerebellum in mammalsSometimes shortened to: pons

Word Origin for pons Varolii

C16: New Latin, literally: bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varoli (?1543–75), Italian anatomist

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