mesopontine

English

Etymology

meso- +‎ pontine

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• pentominoes