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pontomedullary

pontomedullary adjective: relating to, or connecting the pons and the medulla oblongata.

Adjective

pontomedullary (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or connecting the pons and the medulla oblongata
    • The extensive infiltrative T2-hyperintense and contrast-enhanced lesion involved bilateral frontal lobes, both anterior horns of lateral ventricles, the corpus callosum and bilateral basal ganglias combined with leptomeningeal seeding at the pontomedullary junction (Additional file 3 : Figure S1).2015 July 2, Chan Woo Wee et al., “Evaluation of variability in target volume delineation for newly diagnosed glioblastoma: a multi-institutional study from the Korean Radiation Oncology Group”, in...

Origin of pontomedullary

From ponto- + medullary.

Questions about pontomedullary

What does pontomedullary mean?
Pontomedullary means relating to, or connecting the pons and the medulla oblongata.
What part of speech is pontomedullary?
Pontomedullary is an adjective.

Words near pontomedullary in the dictionary

  1. pontocerebellary
  2. pontocerebral
  3. pontogeneiid
  4. pontogeneiids
  5. Pontoise
  6. pontomedullary
  7. pontomesencephalic
  8. ponton
  9. ponton bridge
  10. pontoneer
  11. pontoneers

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