CEREBELLA

CEREBELLUM

cerebellum

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cerebella

plural of cerebellum

Source: Wiktionary


CEREBELLUM

Cer`e*bel"lum, n.; pl. E. Cerebellums (, L. Cerebella (. Etym: [L., dim. of cerebrum brain.] (Anat.)

Definition: The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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