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pons (pänz)

noun pl. pontes pon′·tes′ (pän′tēz′)

Anat., Zool. a piece of connecting tissue; specif., the bridge of white matter at the base of the brain, containing neural connections between the cerebrum, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata

Etymology: ModL < L, bridge < IE base *pent-, to step, go > find

pons Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • asinorum: If there is a pons asinorum in epistemology, then maybe it is being able to understand falsificationism.

Browse dictionary entries near pons

  1. ‹ ponies
  2. ‹ ponied
  3. ‹ poniard
  4. ‹ pongid
  5. ‹ pongee
  6. ‹ pong
  7. ‹ pone
  8. ‹ pondweed
  9. ‹ Pondicherry
  10. ‹ Pondichéry
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