hemipons

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hemi- +‎ pons

Noun[edit]

hemipons (plural hemipontes)

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