cĕrĕbellum, i, n. dim. [cerebrum],
a small brain , Cels. 2, 18; Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 100; 30, 13, 38, § 112; * Suet. Vit. 13.—Figuratively, Petr. 76, 1.
·noun The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It contr...
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