'Cerebellum' definitions:
Definition of 'cerebellum'
From: WordNet
noun
A major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
Definition of 'Cerebellum'
From: GCIDE
- Cerebellum \Cer`e*bel"lum\, n.; pl. E. Cerebellums, L. Cerebella. [L., dim. of cerebrum brain.] (Anat.) The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cerebellum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arachnoid,
- arbor vitae,
- archipallium,
- between brain,
- brain stem,
- cerebellar hemispheres,
- cerebral cortex,
- cerebrospinal fluid,
- cerebrum,
- convolution,
- corpus callosum,
- corpus striatum,
- diencephalon,
- dura mater,
- endbrain,
- fissure,
- folia,
- forebrain,
- fornix,
- frontal lobe,
- glial cells,
- globus pallidus,
- gray matter,
- gyrus,
- hindbrain,
- hippocampus,
- hypothalamus,
- lenticular nucleus,
- limbic lobe,
- little brain,
- lobe,
- mantle,
- medulla oblongata,
- meninges,
- mesencephalon,
- metencephalon,
- midbrain,
- myelencephalon,
- neopallium,
- occipital lobe,
- optic chiasm,
- pallium,
- parietal lobe,
- pia mater,
- pineal body,
- pituitary body,
- pons,
- reticular system,
- rhombencephalon,
- subthalamus,
- telencephalon,
- temporal lobe,
- thalamus,
- ventricle,
- vermis,
- white matter