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frontopontine

frontopontine adjective: of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.

Adjective

frontopontine (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.
    • frontopontine fibers
    • frontopontine tract

Origin of frontopontine

From fronto- + pontine.

Questions about frontopontine

What does frontopontine mean?
Frontopontine means of or relating to the frontal lobe and the pons; applied to a group of fibers situated in the medial fifth of the base of the cerebral peduncles.
What part of speech is frontopontine?
Frontopontine is an adjective.

Words near frontopontine in the dictionary

  1. frontoparietal
  2. frontoparietally
  3. frontoparietals
  4. frontoparietotemporal
  5. frontopolar
  6. frontopontine
  7. frontopontocerebellar
  8. frontoposterior
  9. frontopostorbital
  10. frontosagittal
  11. frontosphenoid

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