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Noun: cerebellum (cerebella,cerebellums)  `se-ru'be-lum
  1. A major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

Derived forms: cerebella, cerebellums

See also: cerebellar

Type of: neural structure

Part of: hindbrain, rhombencephalon

Encyclopedia: Cerebellum