1685-95; < Neo-Latin: literally, Varoli's bridge; named after Varoli, Italian anatomist (1543-75)
British Dictionary definitions for pons Varolii
pons Varolii
/vəˈrəʊlɪˌaɪ/
noun (pl) pontes Varolii (ˈpɒntiːz)
1.
a broad white band of connecting nerve fibres that bridges the hemispheres of the cerebellum in mammals Sometimes shortened to pons
Word Origin
C16: New Latin, literally: bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varoli (?1543–75), Italian anatomist
pons Varolii in Medicine
pons Varolii pons Va·ro·li·i (və-rō'lē-ī') n. A band of nerve fibers on the ventral surface of the brain stem that links the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with upper portions of the brain.