"cerebellum" meaning in English

See cerebellum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛl.əm/ [General-American] Forms: cerebellums [plural], cerebella [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛləm Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-}}, {{lbor|en|la|cerebellum}} Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, {{m|la|cerebrum}} cerebrum Head templates: {{en-noun|+|cerebella}} cerebellum (plural cerebellums or cerebella)
  1. (neuroanatomy) Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture. Wikipedia link: cerebellum Categories (topical): Brain, Neuroanatomy Synonyms: parencephalon Related terms: cerebrum Translations (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates): παρεγκεφαλίς (parenkephalís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), مُخَيْخ (muḵayḵ) [masculine] (Arabic), مخيخ (moxéx) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ܡܘܼܚܘܿܢܵܐ (mūḥōnā) [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), ուղեղիկ (uġeġik) (Armenian), мо́зачак (mózačak) [masculine] (Belarusian), мазжачо́к (mazžačók) [masculine] (Belarusian), мазачо́к (mazačók) [masculine] (Belarusian), লঘুমস্তিষ্ক (loghumostiśko) (Bengali), ма́лък мо́зък (málǎk mózǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cerebel [masculine] (Catalan), 小腦 (Chinese Mandarin), 小脑 (xiǎonǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), mozeček [masculine] (Czech), lillehjerne (Danish), kleine hersenen [plural] (Dutch), cerbeto (Esperanto), pikkuaivot [plural] (Finnish), cervelet [masculine] (French), cerebelo [masculine] (Galician), ნათხემი (natxemi) (Georgian), Kleinhirn [masculine] (German), παρεγκεφαλίς (paregkefalís) [feminine] (Greek), παρεγκεφαλίδα (paregkefalída) [feminine] (Greek), הַמּוֹחַ הַקָּטָן (hamoákh hakatán) [masculine] (Hebrew), अनुमस्तिष्क (anumastiṣk) (Hindi), सेरिबेलम (seribelam) (Hindi), kisagy (Hungarian), cerebelo (Ido), cervelletto [masculine] (Italian), 小脳 (shōnō) (alt: しょうのう) (Japanese), гиҗгин экн (gijgin ekn) (Kalmyk), мишық (mişyq) (Kazakh), 소뇌 (sonoe) (alt: 小腦) (Korean), мал мозок (mal mozok) [masculine] (Macedonian), serebelum (Malay), roroiti (Maori), roro tuarongo (Maori), бага тархи (baga tarxi) (Mongolian), mejîk [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), mejîkok [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), lillehjerne (Norwegian Bokmål), veslehjerne (Norwegian Nynorsk), مخچه (moxče) (Persian), móżdżek [masculine] (Polish), cerebelo [masculine] (Portuguese), cerebel (Romanian), creieraș (Romanian), мозжечо́к (mozžečók) [masculine] (Russian), мали мозак [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mali mozak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), midudda [feminine] (Sicilian), mozoček [masculine] (Slovak), mali možgani [masculine, plural] (Slovene), cerebelo [masculine] (Spanish), lillhjärna [common-gender] (Swedish), cerebellum (Swedish), мағзча (maġzča) (Tajik), అనుమస్తిష్కము (anumastiṣkamu) (Telugu), చిన్నమెదడు (cinnamedaḍu) (Telugu), สมองน้อย (Thai), beyincik (Turkish), мо́зочок (mózočok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мі́зочок (mízočok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), كىچىك مېڭە (kichik më'nge) (Uyghur), miyacha (Uzbek), kichik miya (Uzbek), tiểu não (Vietnamese), serebelwm [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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          "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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          "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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          "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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          "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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          "word": "చిన్నమెదడు"
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      "roman": "uġeġik",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "ուղեղիկ"
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      "roman": "mózačak",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "mazžačók",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "мазжачо́к"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "mazačók",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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      "word": "мазачо́к"
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "loghumostiśko",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "লঘুমস্তিষ্ক"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "小腦"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎonǎo",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "小脑"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mozeček"
    },
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "lillehjerne"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kleine hersenen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "cerbeto"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "pikkuaivot"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cervelet"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cerebelo"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "natxemi",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "ნათხემი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Kleinhirn"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paregkefalída",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "parenkephalís",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hamoákh hakatán",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "anumastiṣk",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "अनुमस्तिष्क"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "seribelam",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "सेरिबेलम"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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    },
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "cerebelo"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cervelletto"
    },
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      "alt": "しょうのう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōnō",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "小脳"
    },
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      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "gijgin ekn",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "гиҗгин экн"
    },
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mişyq",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "мишық"
    },
    {
      "alt": "小腦",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sonoe",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "소뇌"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mejîk"
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      "code": "kmr",
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      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "mejîkok"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mal mozok",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "мал мозок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "serebelum"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
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    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "roro tuarongo"
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "baga tarxi",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "бага тархи"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "lillehjerne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "veslehjerne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "moxče",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "مخچه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "móżdżek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerebelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "cerebel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "creieraș"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mozžečók",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мозжечо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "мали мозак"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "midudda"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mozoček"
    },
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "mali možgani"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerebelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lillhjärna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "cerebellum"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "maġzča",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "мағзча"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "anumastiṣkamu",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "అనుమస్తిష్కము"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "cinnamedaḍu",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "చిన్నమెదడు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "สมองน้อย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "beyincik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mózočok",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "мо́зочок"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mízočok",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мі́зочок"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "kichik më'nge",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "كىچىك مېڭە"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "miyacha"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "kichik miya"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "word": "tiểu não"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "part of the hindbrain in vertebrates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serebelwm"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cerebellum"
}

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