pontine

[pon-tahyn, -teen]

pon·tine

[pon-tahyn, -teen]
adjective Anatomy.
of or pertaining to the pons.

Origin:
1885–90; < Latin pont- (stem of pōns) pons + -ine1

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Pontine is always a great word to know.
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a hollow space within the body, an organ or a bone
a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated
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Pon·tine

[pon-teen, -tahyn]
adjective
of or pertaining to the Pontine Marshes.
sub-Pon·tine, adjective
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pontine (ˈpɒntaɪn)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to bridges
2.  of or relating to the pons Varolii
 
[C19: from Latin pons bridge]

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