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cerebellar

American  
[ser-uh-bel-er] / ˌsɛr əˈbɛl ər /

adjective

  1. relating to or regarding the cerebellum.


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The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, points to malfunctioning mitochondria as a major contributor to the progressive breakdown of cerebellar neurons known as Purkinje cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Watching his mother get on with life despite suffering from the rare brain condition cerebellar ataxia inspired him to keep going with his own, seemingly unlikely dream of becoming a wrestling star.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

The fiber photometry method revealed that intracellular Ca2+ levels in cerebellar glia decreased or increased in conjunction with the superiority or inferiority of the fight, respectively.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023

This study examined the associations of physical fitness with grey matter volume of cerebellar lobules related to cognition in adolescents, and whether these associations differed between females and males.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

Case 69 is included as the only example of cerebellar injury I happened to see who lived any appreciable time after the accident.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

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