Bands of cerebral nerve fibers

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain [syn: pons Varolii ] [also: pontes (pl)]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pontes ( Latin for "bridges") may refer to: Pontes, the Roman fort beside Trajan's Bridge over the Danube Pontes , the Roman name for Staines in Britain, where major bridges crossed the Thames as part of the Devil's Highway

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of pons English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pons \Pons\, n.; pl. Pontes . [L., a bridge.] (Anat.) A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected ...