encephaloid

English

Etymology

From encephalo- +‎ -oid.

Adjective

encephaloid (comparative more encephaloid, superlative most encephaloid)

  1. (dated) Resembling the brain (cerebriform), or the material of the brain.
    encephaloid cancer
    encephaloid tumor

Noun

encephaloid (plural encephaloids)

  1. (archaic) A malignant cancer of brain-like consistency.

References

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