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Meaning of archicerebellum in English:

archicerebellum

Pronunciation /ˌɑːkɪsɛrɪˈbɛləm/

noun

Anatomy

  • The phylogenetically oldest portion of the cerebellum, a small region usually held to comprise the nodulus and the flocculi, receiving nerve fibres especially from the vestibule of the inner ear.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Olof Larsell (1886–1964). From archi- + cerebellum.