mesopontine

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Etymology

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From meso- +‎ pontine.

Noun

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mesopontine (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) An area of tissue at the junction of the mesencephalon and the pons.
    • 2019, Ralph Lydic, Handbook of Behavioral State Control: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms:
      The mesopontine tegmentum contains cholinergic neurons that project widely to the forebrain and brainstem.

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