| pontes | Plural of pons. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pontic | An artificial tooth on a fixed partial denture; it replaces the lost natural tooth, restores its functions, and usually occupies the space previously occupied by the natural crown. Synonym: dummy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ponticulin | <protein> Developmentally regulated 17 kD transmembrane glycoprotein from Dictyostelium that regulates actin binding and nucleation. Preferentially located at actin rich regions such as sites of cell adhesion. Analogue found in human neutrophils. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ponticulus | A vertical ridge on the eminentia conchae giving insertion to the auricularis posterior muscle. Origin: L. Dim. Of pons, bridge (05 Mar 2000) |
| ponticulus hepatis | A bridge of liver tissue that sometimes overlaps the fossa of the inferior vena cava, converting it into a canal. Synonym: ponticulus hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ponticulus nasi | Bridge of the nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ponticulus promontorii | subiculum promontorii |
| pontiff | A high priest. Especially: One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. The pope. Origin: F. Pontife, L. Pontifex, -ficis; pons, pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way, path) + facere = to make. Cf. Pontoon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pontificate | To perform the duty of a pontiff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pontile | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the pons Varolii. See Pons. Origin: L. Pontilis pertaining to a bridge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pontine angle | <anatomy, oncology> The angle between the cerebellum and the pons, a common site for the growth of acoustic neuromas. (16 Dec 1997) |
| pontine angle tumour | A tumour in the angle formed by the cerebellum and the lateral pons, often refers to an acoustic schwannoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pontine arteries | Several small branches of the basilar artery distributed to the pons. Synonym: arteriae pontis, rami ad pontem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pontine cistern | An upward continuation of the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord, continuous about the medulla with the cerebellomedullary cisternl; may be divided into inferior (containing roots of C.N. 9-12) and superior (containing root of C.N. 5, 7, 8) parts. Synonym: cisterna pontis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pontine flexure | The dorsally concave curvature of the rhombencephalon in the embryo; appearance indicates division of rhombencephalon into myelencephalon and metencephalon. Synonym: basicranial flexure, transverse rhombencephalic flexure. (05 Mar 2000) |