Etymology

corticopontine

C3O1R1T1I1C3O1P3O1N1T1I1N1E1

Today it means: Pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the pons. Full definition →

English pontine ← Latin cortex ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  4. Latincortex
  5. Englishcortico-
  6. Englishpontine
  7. English todaycorticopontine

From cortico- + pontine.

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