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suprapontine

suprapontine adjective: superior to a pons; as (usually, more specifically) superior to the pons Varolii.

Adjective

suprapontine (not comparable)

  1. Superior to a pons; as (usually, more specifically) superior to the pons Varolii.
    • Despite focus on brainstem areas in central respiratory control, regions rostral to the medulla and pons are now recognized as being important in modulating respiratory outflow during various physiological states. The focus of this review is to highlight the role that suprapontine areas of the...1998, EM Horn, TG Waldrop, “Suprapontine control of respiration”, in Respir Physiol, volume 114, number 3, pages 201–211

Origin of suprapontine

From supra- + pons + -ine.

Questions about suprapontine

What does suprapontine mean?
Suprapontine means superior to a pons; as (usually, more specifically) superior to the pons Varolii.
What part of speech is suprapontine?
Suprapontine is an adjective.

Words near suprapontine in the dictionary

  1. supraphysically
  2. supraphysiologic
  3. supraphysiological
  4. supraphysiologically
  5. suprapleurocoel
  6. suprapontine
  7. suprapopulation
  8. suprapopulations
  9. supraposition
  10. suprapositions
  11. suprapostural

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