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cerebellum

(sɛrəbɛləm)
Word forms: cerebellums, cerebella
countable noun [oft the N]
The cerebellum is a part of the brain in humans and other mammals that controls the body's movements and balance.
[medicine]
Damage to the cerebellum can disrupt motor activity in other ways.

cerebellum in British English

(ˌsɛrɪˈbɛləm)
nounWord forms: plural -lums or -la (-lə)
one of the major divisions of the vertebrate brain, situated in humans above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum, whose function is coordination of voluntary movements and maintenance of bodily equilibrium
Derived forms
cerebellar (ˌcereˈbellar)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin, diminutive of cerebrum

cerebellum in American English

(ˌsɛrəˈbɛləm)
nounWord forms: plural ˌcereˈbellums or ˌcereˈbella (ˌsɛrəbɛlə)
the section of the brain behind and below the cerebrum: it consists of two lateral lobes and a middle lobe, and functions as the coordinating center for muscular movement
Derived forms
cerebellar (ˌcereˈbellar)
adjective
Word origin
L, dim. of cerebrum, brain < IE *eres- < base *er-, top of the head: see horn

Examples of 'cerebellum' in a sentence
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Walking unblocks the thinking processes - shakes up the cerebellum, they tell me.
Moore, Margaret FORESTS OF THE NIGHT (2001)
The cerebellum is at the base of the skull, behind the brain stem.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
The human brain is essentially made up of the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the brain stem.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
Injury or organic disease in the cerebellum may produce such symptoms as a staggering walk, palsy, slurred speech, chronic malaise.
Joyce Carol Oates MIDDLE AGE: A ROMANCE (2001)

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