Pons

Definition: Pons

Pons

Noun

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

"Pons" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a sea", "a bridge".

Etymology: Pons \Pons\, noun; plural Pontes. [Latin expression, bridge.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definition: Pons

Domain	Definition
Health	The part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, ventral to the cerebellum, and consisting of a pars dorsalis and a pars ventralis. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Pons

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The pons is a knob on the brainstem. It is part of the autonomic nervous system, and relays sensory information between the cerebellum and cerebrum. Some theories posit that it has a role in dreaming.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pons."

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Synonym: Pons

Synonym: pons Varolii (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Pons

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Difficulty	Crux, pons asinorum, where the shoe pinches.
Unintelligibility	Pons asinorum, asses' bridge; high Dutch, Greek, Hebrew; jargon; (unmeaning).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Pons

English words defined with "pons": arteria basilaris, Asses' Bridge ♦ basilar artery, brain stem, brainstem ♦ Epencephalon ♦ hindbrain ♦ medulla oblongata, Mesocephalon, metencephalon ♦ Pons asinorum, pons Varolii, Pontes, Pontile ♦ respiratory center, rhombencephalon. (references)

Specialty definitions using "pons": alternans ♦ basilar sulcus of the pons, Brain Stem Infarctions ♦ cerebellopontine, Cerebellopontine Angle, comet hunter ♦ Facial Paralysis ♦ Hearing Loss, Central, hemiplegia alternans inferior sive facialis ♦ retrobulbar ♦ Trigeminal Nerve Diseases. (references)

Etymologies containing "pons": Pontage, Pontiff, Pontifice, Pontoon. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Pons" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Cornish (bridge), Latin (bridge, drawbridge).

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Modern Usage: Pons

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Cousin Pons (1924)

Le Cousin Pons (1976)

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Commercial Usage: Pons

Domain	Title
Books	In fusion : new European art : Ben Bella, Carlos Capelán, Benni Efrat, Chohreh Feyzdjou, Claudio Goulart, Ying Liang, Lea Lubin, As M'Bengue, Flavio Pons, Felix de Rooy, Ohannes Tapyuli (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Verdi - Falstaff / Pons, Dessì, O'Flynne, Ziegler, Manca di Nissa, Frontali, Vargas, Muti (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Image Slideshow: Pons

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Photo Album: Pons

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Photomicrograph of the pons at the level of the CN VI nucleus, (Abducens N.), from a patient with Type III poliomyelitis. Credit: CDC.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Pons

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The pons also sends signals that shut off neurons in the spinal cord, causing temporary paralysis of the limb muscles. (references)
		It may be that, given random signals from the pons during REM sleep, the cortex tries to interpret these signals as well, creating a "story" out of fragmented brain activity. (references)
		Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) refers to a group of ataxias characterized by progressive neurological degeneration affecting the cerebellum, the pons and the inferior olives. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Pons

"Pons" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 62.13% of the time. "Pons" is used about 169 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	62.13%	105	31,781
Noun (plural)	37.87%	64	42,009
Total	100.00%	169	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Pons

The following table summarizes the usage of "pons" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Pons	Last name	1,000	12,158
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Pons

"Pons" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a sea", "a bridge".

The following table summarizes names related to "Pons."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Pontius	Male	Ancient Roman	N/A
Pontius	Male	Biblical	N/A
Pons	Male	French	Pontius
Ponzio	Male	Italian	Pontius
Pontus	Male	Scandinavian	Pontius
Poncio	Male	Spanish	Pontius
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Pons

Expressions using "pons": basilar sulcus of the pons ♦ pons asinine ♦ pons asinorum ♦ pons Varolii. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Pons

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
pons	64	pons tumor	3
pom pons	37	lilly pons	3
lily pons	35	pons quintana shoes	3
brain pons	12	honda pons	3
pons u	8	editorial pons	3
dominique pons	7	pons tommy	3
loi pons	7	patrick pons	3
pons song	7	pons quintana	3
kroger pons u	6	clock french pons	2
antonieta maria pons	6	joy pons	2
naree pons	5	pons sito	2
marcial pons	5	garden lily pons water	2
function pons	4	make pom pons	2
cheerleading pom pons	4	pons ventura	2
		pons stanley	2
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Modern Translation: Pons

Language		Translations for "pons"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		pons. (various references)

Dutch		pons (perforator, punch), brug (bridge). (various references)

French		protubérance annulaire, pont de Varole, pointes ponto-géniculo-occipitales, PGO. (various references)

German		Bruecke (bridge, bridging). (various references)

Greek		γέφυρα (bridge). (various references)

Italian		protuberanza anulare, ponte di Varolio, mesocefalo, eminenza anulare. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		脳橋 (pontes, pontine). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		のうきょう (agricultural cooperative, copying and presentation of a sutra, pontes, pontine, pyothorax). (various references)

Korean		뇌교. (various references)

Pig Latin		onspay

Portuguese		ponto de Valore. (various references)

Russian		мост (brg, bridge, bridges, bridgework). (various references)

Spanish		Puente De Varolio. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Pons

Derivations
	Words ending with "pons": capons, coupons, crampons, crepons, dalapons, gipons, jupons, metopons, pompons, shippons, superweapons, tampons, tarpons, weapons, yapons, yaupons, youpons, yupons. (additional references)
	Words containing "pons": corresponsive, cosponsor, cosponsored, cosponsoring, cosponsors, cosponsorship, cosponsorships, counterresponse, counterresponses, hyperresponsive, irresponsibilities, irresponsibility, irresponsible, irresponsibleness, irresponsiblenesses, irresponsibles, irresponsibly, irresponsive, irresponsiveness, irresponsivenesses, nonresponse, nonresponses, nonresponsive, responsa, response, responses, responsibilities, responsibility, responsible, responsibleness, responsiblenesses, responsibly, responsions, responsive, responsively, responsiveness, responsivenesses, responsories, responsory, responsum, sponsal, sponsion, sponsions, sponson, sponsons, sponsor, sponsored, sponsorial, sponsoring, sponsors, sponsorship. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Pons"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "pons" (pronounced pÄ"nz)
4	p Ä" n z	spawns.
3	-Ä" n z	batons, bronze, cons, dons, Fons, Hons, Johns, Ons, salons, swans.
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Anagrams: Pons

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "n-o-p-s"
	-1 letter: nos, ons, ops, son, sop.
	-2 letters: no, on, op, os, so.
	Words containing the letters "n-o-p-s"
	+1 letter: knops, knosp, opens, opsin, peons, phons, pions, ponds, pones, pongs, poons, porns, snoop, spoon.
	+2 letters: aprons, capons, copens, gipons, jupons, knosps, netops, nopals, opines, opsins, orpins, paeons, pantos, parson, pengos, peones, person, phones, phonos, pianos, pingos, pinkos, pinons, pinots, pintos, piston, pitons, plonks, poinds, points, poison, ponces, ponies, pontes, pornos, posing, postin, pounds, prions, prison, prongs, puntos, putons, pylons, sannop, siphon, snoops, snoopy, spinor, spinto, spoken, sponge, spongy, spoons, spoony, syphon, unstop, yapons, yupons.
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