cerebellum
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1. a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | dentate nucleus, |
| definition | : | a large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | vermis, vermis cerebelli, |
| definition | : | the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | paleocerebellum, |
| definition | : | the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | hindbrain, rhombencephalon, |
| definition | : | the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | cerebellar, |
| definition | : | relating to or associated with the cerebellum (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | cerebellar, |
| definition | : | relating to or associated with the cerebellum (adj.pert) |
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