archicerebellum

noun

ar·​chi·​cerebellum

¦ärkē +

: the part of the cerebellum related to labyrinthine sense and comprising the flocculus, nodulus, and part of the vermis compare neocerebellum , paleocerebellum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from archi- + cerebellum

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