Used in a Sentence

cerebellar

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cerebellar.

Editorial note

Great ape brains are distinguished from monkey brains by their larger frontal and cerebellar lobes.

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Quick take

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cerebellum.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cerebellar gathered in one view.

adjective

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cerebellum.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cerebellar.

adjective

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cerebellum.

Example sentences

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Great ape brains are distinguished from monkey brains by their larger frontal and cerebellar lobes.

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It's especially convenient for researchers who write about it and have to refer to cerebellar agenesis multiple times in a single paragraph.

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I had a mild and then moderate cerebellar stroke within a 7 day span about two years ago.

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I think you are referring to reflexes, which are subtlety different than cerebellar functioning and 'automatic' movements.

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My cousin's daughter was recently diagnosed with cerebellar hypoplasia (a missing or smaller than normal cerebellum), and it's been pretty terrifying for them.

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It's better to have a shorter and noun form for referencing cerebellar agenesis.

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The cause for this hypersensitivity was cerebellar abnormalities in her brain.

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Right now, someone who is hypo-sensitive to sound and touch because of different cerebellar development will also be put in the same bucket diagnostically speaking.

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The part of the brain affected (at least initially) by the disease is part of a network (the basal ganglia/cerebellar network) that evaluates environmental inputs and generates the output necessary for fine/precise motor control, amongst other things.

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This condition is known as cerebellar agenesis.

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It's a very useful medication both for anxiety, but also to reduce your seizure risk, which I imagine for cerebellar surgery was a definite factor.

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Likewise for 'cerebellar ugeskrift for læger'.

Quote examples

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Having Latin and Greek etymologies doesn't make the words Latin or Greek; "cerebellar" isn't even a legal Latin adjectival form.

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Yes, "cerebellar agenesis" is an English term.

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Does "cerebellar agenesis" sound English to you?

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Repeated practice of physical activities embeds the patterns in cerebellar memory, which can access them quickly; novel activities involve the slower but more flexible cerebrum, which often results in "overthinking" a shot or a move.

Proper noun examples

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Cerebellar oscillation (in the inferior olive) gate motor control interrupt speed and are generally limited to ~10 Hz in humans.

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Cerebellar granule cells encode the expectation of reward.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cerebellar in a sentence?

Great ape brains are distinguished from monkey brains by their larger frontal and cerebellar lobes.

What does cerebellar mean?

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the cerebellum.

What part of speech is cerebellar?

cerebellar is commonly used as adjective.