| NOUN | body | cerebellum | a major division of the vertebrate brain |
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| Meaning | A major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans. | |
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| Part of | hindbrain, rhombencephalon | The posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem |
| Parts | cerebellar artery, arteria cerebelli | An artery that supplies the cerebellum |
| cerebellar hemisphere | Either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum | |
| dentate nucleus | A large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere | |
| paleocerebellum | The anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals | |
| vermis, vermis cerebelli | The narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres | |
| Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
| Spanish | cerebelo | |
| Catalan | cerebel | |
| Adjectives | cerebellar | relating to or associated with the cerebellum |
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