or Brit  pal*aeo*cer*e*bel*lum  n, pl  -bel*lums  or  -bel*la   :  a phylogenetically old part of the cerebellum concerned with maintenance of normal postural relationships and made up chiefly of the anterior lobe of the vermis and of the pyramid - compare NEOCEREBELLUM  .
 
 
 
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