pontomedullary groove

[ pŏn′tō-mĕdl-ĕr′ē, -mə-dŭlə-rē ]

n.

The transverse groove on the ventral aspect of the brainstem that demarcates the pons from the medulla oblongata and from which emerge the sixth, seventh, and eighth cranial nerves.

Words nearby pontomedullary groove