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PONS VAROLII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pons Varolii mean? 

PONS VAROLII (noun)
  The noun PONS VAROLII has 1 sense:

1. a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrainplay

  Familiarity information: PONS VAROLII used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PONS VAROLII (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

pons; pons Varolii

Hypernyms ("pons Varolii" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

Meronyms (parts of "pons Varolii"):

respiratory center (the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles)

Holonyms ("pons Varolii" is a part of...):

brain-stem; brain stem; brainstem (the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus)


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