How do you use Pontine in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Pontine in a sentence
Pontine meaning
- Of or relating to a bridge or bridges.
- Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.
Using Pontine
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to a bridge or bridges. | Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.
- In the example corpus, pontine often appears in combinations such as: intrinsic pontine, pontine glioma, the pontine.
Context around Pontine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pontine
- In this selection, "pontine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, transverse, intrinsic, nuclei, fibers and glioma stand out and add context to how "pontine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the pontine nuclei allowing and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pontine" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pontine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sophia died almost eight months after her diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. (13 words)
Excitingly, this research could further our appreciation of human cognition, and how our pontine nuclei contributes to intelligence. (18 words)
Pontine noradrenergic deficits Brain levels of norepinephrine are lower in people with Rett syndrome citation (reviewed in citation ). (18 words)
Pius VI also attempted the daring job of draining the Pontine Marshes, which he did with little success, but did successfully drain the marshes near Citta della Pieve, Perugia, and Spoleto. (31 words)
The SpM is not found in mammals but it plays a similar role as the pontine nuclei, allowing information to be delivered between the forebrain and the cerebellum. (28 words)
The input to the pons is from the cerebral cortex and is relayed from the pontine nuclei via transverse pontine fibers to the cerebellum. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
The input to the pons is from the cerebral cortex and is relayed from the pontine nuclei via transverse pontine fibers to the cerebellum.
Excitingly, this research could further our appreciation of human cognition, and how our pontine nuclei contributes to intelligence.
Sophia died almost eight months after her diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
The SpM is not found in mammals but it plays a similar role as the pontine nuclei, allowing information to be delivered between the forebrain and the cerebellum.
Pius VI also attempted the daring job of draining the Pontine Marshes, which he did with little success, but did successfully drain the marshes near Citta della Pieve, Perugia, and Spoleto.
Pontine noradrenergic deficits Brain levels of norepinephrine are lower in people with Rett syndrome citation (reviewed in citation ).
Common combinations with pontine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: