pons Va·ro·li·i (p?nz? v?-r??l?-??)n. See pons.[New Latin p?ns Varoli?, bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varolio (1543?-1575), Italian anatomist.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.pons Varolii (v??r??l??a?) n, pl pontes Varolii (?p?nti?z) (Anatomy) a broad white band of connecting nerve fibres that bridges the hemispheres of the cerebellum in mammals. Sometimes shortened to: pons [C16: New Latin, literally: bridge of Varoli, after Costanzo Varoli (?1543?75), Italian anatomist]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pons (p?nz) n., pl. pon?tes (?p?n tiz) 1. a band of nerve fibers forming the part of the brainstem that lies between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain. 2. any tissue connecting two parts of a body organ or structure. [1685?95;