Dictionary

pons en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpoʊnz/ (General-American)
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• pōnz (General-American)
• /ˈpɒnz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• pŏnz (General-American)
• /ˈpəʊnz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɑnz/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

Meanings

1. A bridge-like tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
2. A band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.

Forms

Deriveds

hemipons

Holonyms

brainstem · brain stem

Relateds

pontine · pons asinorum

Translations (24)

fr pont (part of the brain) · sv pons (part of the brain) · es puente troncoencefálico (part of the brain) · vi cầu não (part of the brain) · et ajusild (part of the brain) · cmn 腦橋 /脑桥 (part of the brain) · fi aivosilta (part of the brain) · el γέφυρα (part of the brain) · fi silta (bridge-like tissue) · ar جسر (part of the brain) · sv hjärnbrygga (part of the brain) · cmn 橋腦 /桥脑 (part of the brain) · de Pons (part of the brain) · cs most (part of the brain) · nb hjernebru (part of the brain) · eo cerba ponto (part of the brain) · es pons (part of the brain) · nb hjernebro (part of the brain) · et sild (part of the brain) · pl most (bridge-like tissue) · pl most (part of the brain) · tr köprü (part of the brain) · kmr pirik (part of the brain) · nn hjernebru (part of the brain)