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hemipons

hemipons noun: either the left or right half of the pons.

Noun

hemipons (plural hemipontes)

  1. Either the left or right half of the pons
    • MRI showed acute ischaemic infarction on the left side in the precentral and postcentral gyrus, hemipons and cerebellum.2013 September 6, Alok Bhatt et al., “Myocarditis along with acute ischaemic cerebellar, pontine and lacunar infarction following viper bite”, in BMJ Case Reports, volume 2013, →DOI

Forms of hemipons

pluralhemipontes

Origin of hemipons

From hemi- + pons.

Questions about hemipons

What does hemipons mean?
Hemipons means either the left or right half of the pons.
What part of speech is hemipons?
Hemipons is a noun.
What is the plural of hemipons?
The plural of hemipons is hemipontes.

Words near hemipons in the dictionary

  1. hemiplegics
  2. hemiplegy
  3. hemipneustic
  4. hemipode
  5. hemipodes
  6. hemipons
  7. hemipontes
  8. hemipopulation
  9. hemipopulations
  10. hemipore
  11. hemipores

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