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cerebellum

ce·re·bel·lum

UK/ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/ US/ˌsɛrəˈbɛləm/ rare

noun

1.

a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum.

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