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ponto-

ponto- prefix: pons; pontine; bridge, connecting tissue.

Prefix

ponto-

  1. Pons; pontine; bridge, connecting tissue.

Origin of ponto-

From Latin pont- (“bridge”) + -o-.

Questions about ponto-

What does ponto- mean?
Ponto- means pons; pontine; bridge, connecting tissue.
What part of speech is ponto-?
Ponto- is a prefix.

Words near ponto- in the dictionary

  1. Pontlliw
  2. Pontlliw and Tircoed
  3. Pontlottyn
  4. Pontnewydd
  5. ponto
  6. ponto-
  7. ponto-geniculo-occipital
  8. pontobulbar
  9. pontocaine
  10. Pontocaspian
  11. pontocerebellar

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