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cerebellum Definition

cer·ebel·lum (ser′ə beləm)

noun pl. -·lums or -·la

the section of the brain behind and below the cerebrum: it consists of two lateral lobes and a middle lobe, and functions as the coordinating center for muscular movement

Etymology: L, dim. of cerebrum, brain < IE *eres- < base *er-, top of the head: see horn

cerebellum Related Forms
cer′·ebel·lar adjective
cerebellum Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • brain: Purkinje Cells We are looking at the cerebellum of the human brain.

Converse of object

  • call: This part of the brain is called the cerebellum.
  • stimulate: Q: How does the exercise program stimulate the cerebellum?
  • affect: Q: What are some examples of the exercises and how does each of them affect the cerebellum?
  • revisit: Piven J, Saliba K, Bailey J, Arndt S: An MRI study of autism: The cerebellum revisited.
  • involve: The virus affects the brain diffusely, but seems to particularly involve the cerebellum, producing problems with balance, coordination and speech.
  • include: It is expressed in various brain regions, including the cerebellum.

Adjective modifier

  • human: PrP accumulation Image analysis was used to quantify PrP plaque formation in the tissue samples of human cerebellum.

Modifies a noun

  • predictor: Movement patterns considered will include animal gaits, minimum jerk methods, cerebellum predictors and the equilibrium point hypothesis.
  • brain: Once cerebellum brain function returns to normal those with labels of dyslexia, dyspraxia, add and adhd all start to improve.
  • part: Cerebellum Part of the brain that is involved in coordination.
  • area: Reading fluency is probably dependent upon timing processes operating in the cerebellum area of the brain.

Preposition: in

  • autism: Heh CW, Smith R, Wu J, et al: Positron emission tomography of the cerebellum in autism.

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