As with all Korean family names, the holders of the Hong surname are divided into different patrilineal clans, or lineages, based on their ancestral seat. Most such clans trace their lineage back to a specific founder. This system was at its height under the yangban aristocracy of the Joseon Dynasty, but it remains in use today.
pons. 1. any slip of tissue connecting two parts of an organ. 2. that part of the central nervous system lying between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain, ventral to the cerebellum; see brainstem.. [TA] In neuroanatomy, the pons varolii or pons cerebelli; that part of the brainstem between the medulla oblongata caudally and the mesencephalon rostrally, composed of the basilar part of pons and the tegmentum of pons.
Definition. PRN is an abbreviation that comes from the Latin term pro re nata.. Its actual translation to English is for the thing born, but its common medical meaning is as needed.. It used to identify a medication that can be taken as the patient needs it rather than on a fixed schedule.he most common types of PRN medications are those that treat occasional conditions. These include drugs to control pain, sleeping pills, anticongestants, cough medicine and medications that treat occasional stomach distress.