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单词 pontine
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Definition of pontine in English:

pontine

adjective ˈpɒntʌɪnˈpäntīn
Anatomy
  • Relating to or affecting the pons of the brain.

    〔剖〕脑桥的,影响脑桥的

    patients with pontine haemorrhage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is unacceptable for both those tumours with a high doubling time, such as medulloblastoma, and those producing distressing symptoms for which radiotherapy is the most effective palliative measure, such as diffuse pontine glioma.
    • Pathologist Dr Adam Coumbe gave the cause of death as pontine haemorrhage, a bleed in the base of the brain.
    • The researchers then used a needle to target and deliver Gd-albumin into the pontine region of the brainstem in three healthy adult monkeys.
    • This is important because if asymptomatic chronic hyponatremia is not corrected, the brain system can be damaged irreversibly (centre pontine demyelination).
    • St. John showed that apneustic breathing caused by rostral pontine lesions disappeared when the animal awoke.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin pons, pont- 'bridge' + -ine1.

Definition of pontine in US English:

pontine

adjectiveˈpäntīn
Anatomy
  • Relating to or affecting the pons of the brain.

    〔剖〕脑桥的,影响脑桥的

    patients with pontine hemorrhage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pathologist Dr Adam Coumbe gave the cause of death as pontine haemorrhage, a bleed in the base of the brain.
    • St. John showed that apneustic breathing caused by rostral pontine lesions disappeared when the animal awoke.
    • This is unacceptable for both those tumours with a high doubling time, such as medulloblastoma, and those producing distressing symptoms for which radiotherapy is the most effective palliative measure, such as diffuse pontine glioma.
    • This is important because if asymptomatic chronic hyponatremia is not corrected, the brain system can be damaged irreversibly (centre pontine demyelination).
    • The researchers then used a needle to target and deliver Gd-albumin into the pontine region of the brainstem in three healthy adult monkeys.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Latin pons, pont- ‘bridge’ + -ine.

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