Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prepontine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-pon-tine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

anterior to the pons

Example Sentences

"Being congenital in nature, the pathology was deduced to be nerve hypoplasia rather than nerve atrophy. (a) Sagittal and (b) Coronal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showing ectatic aberrant left vertebral artery in the prepontine cistern (a) Axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging image showing anomalous course of the left vertebral artery, with compression and flattening of the left inferior olivary nucleus (black arrow)."

Etymology

From pre- + pontine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prepontine mean?: anterior to the pons
Where does prepontine come from?: From pre- + pontine.

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