[1885–90; ‹ L pont- (s. of pōns) pons + -ine1]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, lineup, retread, roller coaster, upsweep-ine is a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,”“of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”. Other words that use the affix -ine include: asinine, crystalline, equine, marine
Examples of 'pontine' in a sentence
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At autopsy, a high-grade invasive pontine tumor was identified.
Lakhan Shaheen E, Harle Lindsey 2009, 'Difficult diagnosis of brainstem glioblastoma multiforme in a woman: a case reportand review of the literature', Journal of Medical Case Reportshttp://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/87. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Patients with bilateral pontine infarction were more likely to present with dysphagia.
Min Cheol Chang, Sang Gyu Kwak, Min Ho Chun 2018, 'Dysphagia in patients with isolated pontine infarction', Neural Regeneration Researchhttp://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2018;volume=13;issue=12;spage=2156;epage=2159;aulast=Chang. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
So far, all the cases reported have involved the cerebello-pontine angle.
Jain Ayushi, Suri Vaishali, Sharma Bhawani, Sharma Mehar 2010, 'Mixed schwannoma with meningioma of the trigeminal nerve', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiologyhttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2010;volume=53;issue=4;spage=769;epage=771;aulast=Jain. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Hearing loss and tinnitus led to brain imaging demonstrating a large left cerebello-pontine angle mass.
Robert A. Peterfreund, Emily Luman, Robert L. Martuza 2012, 'Anesthesia for Suboccipital Craniotomy in a Patient with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis:A Case Report', Case Reports in Pulmonologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/804789. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He coincidently was found to have a pontine stroke to explain his neurologic symptoms.
Jonathan Patane, Kim Sokol 2017, 'Wellens' Sign (Wellens' Syndrome)', Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicinehttp://jetem.org/wellens/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient had gadolinium-enhancing inferior frontal and pontine lesions on magnetic resonance imagings.
Gülçin Benbir, Baki Göksan, Naci Koçer 2010, 'Brainstem Lesions in Herpes Encephalitis', Türk Nöroloji Dergisihttp://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-38278. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Brain magnetic resonance imaging was consistent with the diagnosis of central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis.
Adriana Rocha Brito, Marcio Moacyr Vasconcelos, Luiz Celso Hygino da Cruz Júnior,Maria Emília Domingues Costa Quaresma de Oliveira, Adriana Rodrigues Miguel de Azevedo,Luciana da Graça Vieira Rocha, Priscilla Costa Mendonça 2006, 'Mielinólise pontina central e extrapontina: relato de caso com evolução catastróficaCentral pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis: report of a case with a tragic outcome',Jornal de Pediatriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572006000200014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We describe three patients who developed pathological laughter after midbrain and pontine-midbrain infarction.
Ron Dabby, Nathan Watemberg, Yair Lampl, Anda Eilam, Abraham Rapaport, Menachem Sadeh 2004, 'Pathological Laughter as a Symptom of Midbrain Infarction', Behavioural Neurologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/409248. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis are commonly recognized with rapid correction of sodium.
Sonia Bhatia, Abhay Kumar Kapoor, Anurag Sharma, Rajiv Gupta, Sushila Kataria 2014, 'Cerebral encephalopathy with extrapontine myelinolysis in a case of postpartum hypernatremia',Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaginghttp://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=0971-3026;year=2014;volume=24;issue=1;spage=57;epage=60;aulast=Bhatia. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Recent pathophysiological research pointed to nigro-pontine networks entrained to locomotor integration.
Fritz Melanie, Meisner Christoph, Wächter Tobias, Weiss Daniel, Gharabaghi Alireza,Plewnia Christian, Breit Sorin, Krüger Rejko 2011, 'Combined STN/SNr-DBS for the treatment of refractory gait disturbances in Parkinson'sdisease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Trialshttp://www.trialsjournal.com/content/12/1/222. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)