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pon·tine
/
ˈpɒn
taɪn
,
-tin
/
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pon
-tahyn
,
-teen
]
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adjective
Anatomy
.
of or pertaining to the pons.
Origin:
1885–90;
<
Latin
pont-
(stem of
pōns
)
pons
+
-ine
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a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated
either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing
the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone
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Pon·tine
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ˈpɒn
tin
,
-taɪn
/
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[
pon
-teen
,
-tahyn
]
Show IPA
adjective
of or pertaining to the Pontine Marshes.
Related forms
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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