cerebellum

Noun

Meaning

The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cerebellar hemispheres head pons mind brain intelligence cerebral intellect lobe convolution mentality cerebellar apricot gyrus cerebrum
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Antonyms

dumdum brachial plexus lumbar plexus sacral plexus median nerves common peroneal nerves
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Hypernyms

neural structure

Related terms

cerebrum

Phrases with the word

vena cerebellum

Derivatives

cerebellums cerebella

Examples

The coming together of rhythm and melody bridges our cerebellum and our cerebral cortex. Daniel Levitin

Whatever the cerebellum is doing, it's doing a lot of it. Richard Bergland

I was now successful in proving that a direction of movement is localized in the cerebellum. Robert Barany

Vertigo, it was thought at the time, could only be caused by a disease of the cerebellum. He observed this kind of patient for years and saw absolutely no symptoms of brain disease. Robert Barany

Although the inferior olive lies in the medulla oblongata and receives input from the spinal cord, brainstem and cerebral cortex, its output goes entirely to the cerebellum. Source: Internet

Animals and humans with cerebellar dysfunction show, above all, problems with motor control, on the same side of the body as the damaged part of the cerebellum. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cerebellotomy cerebellous cerebellovestibular cereblon cerebra cerebral