suprapontine

suprapontine

 [soo″prah-pon´tīn]
above or in the upper part of the pons.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

suprapontine

(soo″pră-pŏn′tīn) [″ + pons, bridge]
Located above the pons varolii.
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