cerebellum
noun
cer·e·bel·lum
ˌser-ə-ˈbe-ləm 
ˌse-rə-
plural cerebellums or cerebella
ˌser-ə-ˈbe-lə
ˌse-rə-
: a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of 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 see brain illustration
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The doctors had just delivered the news of a lesion nestled deep in my cerebellum.
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Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
New research provides evidence that the condition arises from lingering levels of Neanderthal DNA in our genomes, which may cause people with Chiari to have a more compact and flatter occipital bone — the part of the skull that cups the cerebellum.
—Ruairi MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
Their cerebellum, so the part of the brain associated with controlling movements, is folded.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
The cerebellum, the part of the brain damaged in the 18-year-old’s accident, is small but responsible for multiple functions.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
New research provides evidence that the condition arises from lingering levels of Neanderthal DNA in our genomes, which may cause people with Chiari to have a more compact and flatter occipital bone — the part of the skull that cups the cerebellum.
—Ruairi MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
Their cerebellum, so the part of the brain associated with controlling movements, is folded.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2025
The cerebellum, the part of the brain damaged in the 18-year-old’s accident, is small but responsible for multiple functions.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
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cerebellum
noun
cer·e·bel·lum
ˌser-ə-ˈbel-əm
plural cerebellums or cerebella
-ˈbel-ə
: a large portion of the back part of the brain that is concerned especially with the action of groups of muscles and with bodily balance
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cerebellum
noun
cer·e·bel·lum
ˌser-ə-ˈbel-əm
plural cerebellums or cerebella
-ˈbel-ə
: a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of 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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