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cerebellum

[ ser-uh-bel-uhm ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.
, plural cer·e·bel·lums, cer·e·bel·la [ser-, uh, -, bel, -, uh].
  1. a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe.


cerebellum

/ ˌsɛrɪˈbɛləm /

noun

  1. one of the major divisions of the vertebrate brain, situated in man above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum, whose function is coordination of voluntary movements and maintenance of bodily equilibrium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cerebellum

/ sĕr′ə-bĕləm /

, Plural cerebellums

  1. The part of the vertebrate brain that is located below the cerebrum at the rear of the skull and that coordinates balance and muscle activity. In mammals, the cerebellum is made up of two connecting hemispheres that consist of a core of white matter surrounded by gray matter.

cerebellum

  1. The part of the brain that helps control muscle coordination.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌcereˈbellar, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cere·bellar adjective
  • postcer·e·bellar adjective
  • precer·e·bellar adjective
  • subcer·e·bellar adjective
  • super·cere·bellar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebellum1

1555–65; < Latin: brain, diminutive of cerebrum; cerebrum; for formation, castellum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebellum1

C16: from Latin, diminutive of cerebrum
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Example Sentences

Tremor was shown to improve with stimulation of tracts connected to the primary motor cortex and cerebellum, while bradykinesia was associated with the supplementary motor cortex.

Duan found that these neurons guide the formation of a similar network of blood vessels in the cerebellum, a part of the brain that is involved in coordination, language, and sense perception.

In many of the brain regions they examined, such as the cerebellum, they were able to collect tens of thousands of cells that previous labeling methods could not reach.

While running a genomics study, they found that the TAS2R14 protein in complex with the GI is expressed outside the tongue, especially in the cerebellum in the brain, the thyroid, and the pancreas.

In such top skaters, the brain accepts the slipping feeling and rewires connections in the cerebellum, an area linked to balance.

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