| n. | 1. | (Anat.) A bridge; - applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See Brain.
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| Noun | 1. | pons - a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain Synonyms: pons Varolii |