pons Varolii

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vəˈrəʊlɪˌaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(və rō′lē ī′)

Inflections of 'pons Varolii' (n): npl: pontes Varolii

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pons′ Va•ro′li•i  (və rō′lē ī′),USA pronunciation pl. pontes Varolii. 
  1. Anatomypons (def. 1).
  • Neo-Latin: literally, Varoli's bridge; named after Varoli, Italian anatomist (1543–75)
  • 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pons Varolii / vəˈrəʊlɪˌaɪ/ ( pontes Varolii / ˈpɒntiːz/)
  1. a broad white band of connecting nerve fibres that bridges the hemispheres of the cerebellum in mammals
    Sometimes shortened to: pons
Etymology: 16th Century: New Latin, literally: bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varoli (?1543–75), Italian anatomist
'pons Varolii' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brainstem - pons

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