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  • 31Pons — Original name in latin Pons Name in other language Pons State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 45.57988 latitude 0.54783 altitude 40 Population 5111 Date 2012 01 18 …

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  • 32Pons — n. (pl. pontes) Anat. (in full pons Varolii) the part of the brain stem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus. Phrases and idioms: pons asinorum any difficult proposition, orig. a rule of geometry from Euclid ( bridge of asses ).… …

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  • 33pons — n. (pl. pontes) Anat. (in full pons Varolii) the part of the brain stem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus. Phrases and idioms: pons asinorum any difficult proposition, orig. a rule of geometry from Euclid ( bridge of asses ).… …

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  • 34pons — noun (plural pontes) Etymology: New Latin, short for pons Varolii Date: 1831 a broad mass of chiefly transverse nerve fibers in the mammalian brain stem lying ventral to the cerebellum at the anterior end of the medulla oblongata see brain… …

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  • 35pons — n. [L. pons, bridge] A bridge; structure connecting two parts …

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  • 36pons — noun a) A bridge like tissue connecting two parts of an organ b) A band of nerve fibres, the pons Varolii, within the brain stem See Also: pontine …

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  • 37Pons — (ou Point) (Géo Poncy, Pont) • Pons, d Asie Mineure, au IIIème siècle. Nom latin Pontius . • Point, ermite dans le Jura, au IVème siècle. Nom latin Pontius …

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  • 38Pons — Pọns [aus lat. pons, Gen.: pontis = Brücke] m; , Pọntes: „Brücke“, zwischen ↑Medulla oblongata und ↑Mesencephalon an der Hirnbasis liegender Hirnabschnitt (als Verbindung zwischen Groß und Kleinhirn; Anat.) …

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  • 39pons — n. 1) (pons Varolii) the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus, bulging forwards in front of the cerebellum, from which it is separated by the fourth ventricle. It contains numerous nerve tracts between the… …

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  • 40pons — [[t]pɒnz[/t]] n. pl. pon•tes [[t]ˈpɒn tiz[/t]] 1) anat. a band of nerve fibers forming the part of the brainstem that lies between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain 2) anat. any tissue connecting two parts of a body organ or structure •… …

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