SINCE 1828
paleocerebellum
noun
pa·leo·cer·e·bel·lum
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variants:
or British palaeocerebellum \ ˌpal-ē-
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plural paleocerebellums
or paleocerebella\ -ˈbel-ə
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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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