cerebello-, cerebelli-, cerebell-

(Latin: brain)

cerebel

The cerebellum.

cerebella

A reference to the cerebellum.

cerebellar

Relating to or associated with the cerebellum.

cerebellifugal

cerebellitis

Inflammation of the cerebellum.

cerebellum

1. A large portion of the brain, which serves 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.
2. 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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cerebello-, cerebelli-, cerebell-

(Latin: brain)

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