Thesaurus: pons

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
3. n. United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976) n. a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain