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/ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/
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/ˌsɛrəˈbɛləm/
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Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: parencephalon
Antonyms: none provided
a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neural structure
Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum.
Across languages
Translations 71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مُخَيْخ
(muḵayḵ)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Arabic :
مخيخ
(moxéx)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Aramaic :
ܡܘܼܚܘܿܢܵܐ
(mūḥōnā)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Armenian :
ուղեղիկ
(uġeġik)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Belarusian :
мо́зачак
(mózačak)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Belarusian :
мазжачо́к
(mazžačók)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Belarusian :
мазачо́к
(mazačók)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Bengali :
লঘুমস্তিষ্ক
(loghumostiśko)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Bulgarian :
ма́лък мо́зък
(málǎk mózǎk)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Catalan :
cerebel
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Chinese Mandarin :
小腦 /小脑
(xiǎonǎo)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Czech :
mozeček
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Danish :
lillehjerne
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Dutch :
kleine hersenen
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Esperanto :
cerbeto
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Finnish :
pikkuaivot
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
French :
cervelet
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
North Frisian :
Litjbrain
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Galician :
cerebelo
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Georgian :
ნათხემი
(natxemi)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
German :
Kleinhirn
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Greek :
παρεγκεφαλίς
(paregkefalís)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Greek :
παρεγκεφαλίδα
(paregkefalída)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Ancient Greek :
παρεγκεφαλίς
(parenkephalís)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Hebrew :
הַמּוֹחַ הַקָּטָן
(hamoákh hakatán)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Hindi :
अनुमस्तिष्क
(anumastiṣk)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Hindi :
सेरिबेलम
(seribelam)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Hungarian :
kisagy
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Ido :
cerebelo
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Indonesian :
otak kecil
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Indonesian :
serebelum
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Italian :
cervelletto
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Japanese :
小脳
(shōnō)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Kalmyk :
гиҗгин экн
(gijgin ekn)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Kazakh :
мишық
(mişyq)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Korean :
소뇌
(sonoe)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Northern Kurdish :
mejîk
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Northern Kurdish :
mejîkok
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Macedonian :
мал мозок
(mal mozok)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Malay :
serebelum
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Māori :
roroiti
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Māori :
roro tuarongo
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Mongolian :
бага тархи
(baga tarxi)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Norwegian Bokmål :
lillehjerne
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Norwegian Nynorsk :
veslehjerne
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Persian :
مخچه
(moxče)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Polish :
móżdżek
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Portuguese :
cerebelo
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Romanian :
cerebel
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Romanian :
creieraș
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Russian :
мозжечо́к
(mozžečók)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Serbo-Croatian :
мали мозак
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Serbo-Croatian :
mali mozak
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Sicilian :
midudda
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Slovak :
mozoček
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Slovene :
mali možgani
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Spanish :
cerebelo
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Swedish :
lillhjärna
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Swedish :
cerebellum
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Tajik :
мағзча
(maġzča)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Telugu :
అనుమస్తిష్కము
(anumastiṣkamu)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Telugu :
చిన్నమెదడు
(cinnamedaḍu)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Thai :
สมองน้อย
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Turkish :
beyincik
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Ukrainian :
мо́зочок
(mózočok)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Ukrainian :
мі́зочок
(mízočok)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Uyghur :
كىچىك مېڭە
(kichik më'nge)
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Uzbek :
miyacha
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Uzbek :
kichik miya
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Vietnamese :
tiểu não
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Welsh :
serebelwm
— part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
