Defn: Pertaining to the cerebellum.
CEREBELLUM Cer`e*bel"lum, n.; pl. E. Cerebellums (, L. Cerebella (. Etym: [L., dim. of cerebrum brain.] (Anat.)
Defn: The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.
CEREBRAL
Cer"e*bral, a. Etym: [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. cérébral. See
Cheer.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the cerebrum. Cerebral apoplexy. See under
Apoplexy.
CEREBRAL Cer"e*bral, n. Etym: [A false translation of the Skr. murdhanya, lit., head-sounds.]
Defn: One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n.
Note: Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States.
CEREBRALISM
Cer"e*bral*ism, n. (Philos.)
Defn: The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.