corticopontine

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adjective

Pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the pons.

OriginEnglish pontine ← Latin cortex ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →
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Meanings

adjectivecorticopontine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the pons.

Origin

  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. Englishcorticopontine

From cortico- + pontine.

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APA

corticopontine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticopontine

MLA

“corticopontine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticopontine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticopontine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticopontine.

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