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ponent (iou)



ponent noun & adjective. M16.
[from Italian ponente (= French ponent, -ant) repr. Latin ponent-, ponens pres. pple of ponere to place: see -ENT.]
A. noun. The region of the setting sun; the west. Cf. LEVANT noun1 1. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
b. adjective.
Situated in the west; westerly. Opp. LEVANT adjective2 2. arch. M17.
Logic. That posits or affirms. Opp. TOLLENT. rare. L18.

Brain stem glioma (health)


A tumor located in the part of the brain that connects to the spinal cord (the brain stem). It may grow rapidly or slowly, depending on the grade of the tumor.