pons
nounUK /pɒnz/
US /pɑːnz/
A small bump of brain tissue that helps carry messages between the brain and the body.
The pons sits at the top of the brain stem.
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2. A bridge or connecting part in anatomy.
The pons Varolii links parts of the brain.
3. In astronomy, a small dark spot on a planet or moon.
Astronomers observed a pons on the moon's surface.
4. A plural form of pon, an old word for a bridge.
The old text described several pons across the river.