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cer•e•bel•lum
Pronunciation: (ser"u-bel'um), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -bel•lums, -bel•laPronunciation: (-bel'u). [key]
Anat., Zool.
a large portion of the brain, serving to coordinate voluntary movements, posture, and balance in humans, being in back of and below the cerebrum and consisting of two lateral lobes and a central lobe. See illus. under
brain. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.