pa·leo·cer·e·bel·lum
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or British palaeocerebellum \
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plural paleocerebellums or paleocerebella\
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Medical Definition of paleocerebellum
: a phylogenetically old part of the cerebellum concerned with maintenance of normal postural relationships and made up chiefly of the anterior lobe of the vermis and of the pyramid — compare neocerebellum
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“Paleocerebellum.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/paleocerebellum. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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