pons

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. Source: opted

2. n. a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain Source: wordnet

3. 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. Pons asinorum. Etym: [L., literally, bridge of asses.] See Asses' bridge, under Ass. Source: webster

4. A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, butespecially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissuesituated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connectedat each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; themesocephalon. See Brain. Pons asinorum. Etym: [L., literally, bridgeof asses.] See Asses' bridge, under Ass. Source: adambom

5. 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 Source: ecdict

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