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cer⋅e⋅bel⋅lum

  [ser-uh-bel-uhm]
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–noun, plural -bel⋅lums, -bel⋅la  [-bel-uh] . Anatomy, Zoology.
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.

Origin:
1555–65; < L: brain, dim. of cerebrum; see cerebrum; for formation, see castellum

Related forms:
cer⋅e⋅bel⋅lar, adjective
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cer·e·bel·lum   (sěr'ə-běl'əm)   
n.   pl. cer·e·bel·lums or cer·e·bel·la (-běl'ə)
The trilobed structure of the brain, lying posterior to the pons and medulla oblongata and inferior to the occipital lobes of the cerebral hemispheres, that is responsible for the regulation and coordination of complex voluntary muscular movement as well as the maintenance of posture and balance.

[Medieval Latin, from Latin, diminutive of cerebrum, brain; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
cer'e·bel'lar (-běl'ər) adj.
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cerebellum [(ser-uh-bel-uhm)]

The part of the brain that helps control muscle coordination.

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Word Origin & History

cerebellum 
1565, from L. cerebellum, dim. of cerebrum (see cerebral).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cer·e·bel·lar
Pronunciation: "ser-&-'bel-&r
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or affecting thecerebellum <cerebellar neurons> <cerebellar dysfunction>
2 : caused by disease of the cerebellum <cerebellar ataxia>

Main Entry: cer·e·bel·lum
Pronunciation: "ser-&-'bel-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cerebellums or cer·e·bel·la /-'bel-&/
: a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenanceof bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe
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cerebellum cer·e·bel·lum (sěr'ə-běl'əm)
n. pl. cer·e·bel·lums or cer·e·bel·la (-běl'ə)
The trilobed structure of the brain, lying posterior to the pons and medulla oblongata and inferior to the occipital lobes of the cerebral hemispheres, responsible for the regulation and coordination of complex voluntary muscular movement and the maintenance of posture and balance.

cer'e·bel'lar (-běl'ər) adj.

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