cerebellum
noun
cer·e·bel·lum
ˌser-ə-ˈbe-ləm
ˌse-rə-
plural cerebellums or cerebella
ˌser-ə-ˈbe-lə
ˌse-rə-
: a large dorsally projecting part of the brain concerned especially with the coordination of muscles and the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, situated between the brain stem and the back of the cerebrum, and formed in humans of two lateral lobes and a median lobe see brain illustration
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